Annual charity wool sale provides relief to the Helimed Auxiliary
IN February, 37 Gippsland wool growers travelled to Melbourne for the annual Helimed Auxiliary charity wool sale.
Departing from Bairnsdale, the group of growers travelled...
Dr Cameron ‘Jamie’ Hogan is running for council
Lobbyist Dr Cameron (Jamie) Hogan, known for previously managing the Derek Amos Community Hub, will run as a candidate in this year’s Wellington Shire...
Dr Cameron (Jamie) Hogan opens new headquarters
IN front of a gathering of fifteen friends, family, and colleagues, Dr Cameron (Jamie) Hogan, a lobbyist from Stratford, officially opened the new Jamie...
The Yarram Water Tower Mural is big, bright, blue and beautiful
WHAT'S big, bright, as blue as the sky it touches and holds the title for best street art experience in Victoria?
The Yarram Water Tower...
Princes Highway traffic switched to under Kilmany Bridge
MAJOR Road Projects Victoria Program Director, Brendan Pauwels said the Princes Highway East Upgrade has reached another significant milestone, with Melbourne-bound traffic set to...
Calculating your farm’s carbon emissions
Carbon specialist, Dr Richard Eckard, will this month help local farmers to crunch their figures to come up with their farm’s carbon emissions number.
The...
40 illegal fires on long weekend
PUBLIC land fire authorities are deeply disappointed by the behaviour of some Victorian campers on the Labour Day long weekend as many ignored weather...
Council beat – March 19 2024
THE final ordinary Wellington Shire Council meeting for March was held on Tuesday (March 19), running for 48 minutes with no apologies.
Dangerous gravel
BUNDALAGUAH local...
Farming family battling to protect Boisdale heritage from solar farm
ON Monday (March 18), a prominent Boisdale-Maffra farming family began an appeal to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), challenging the Minister for...
Renewable planning to be accelerated by state government
THE state government is accelerating planning approvals for renewable projects as several energy experts have predicted that Victoria's wind energy will be more expensive...
Ian Bye to advice Mayoral Advisory Panel
WELLINGTON Shire Council Mayor, Ian Bye, representing One Gippsland, has been selected to serve on the state government's 2024 Local Government Mayoral Advisory Panel.
Cr...
Planned burned season underway
Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) will take advantage of favourable weather and forest conditions across the state to keep Victoria safer from the threat...
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Protect against mozzies following Loch Sport RRV detection
Two authorities have issued advice to travellers and residents heading to Wellington Shire’s coastal areas after routine mosquito trapping in Loch Sport detected Ross...
