New TAFE Gippsland scholarships
Vocational training has been made easier for three TAFE Gippsland students, with the Sale campus pupils among the first to receive scholarships through Esso’s...
Plan ahead and reduce the risk
Victorians are urged to use the state's world-class risk forecasting system this grass pollen season to protect themselves and their loved ones against the...
Council Beat – October 17 2023
Wellington Shire Council Mayor Ian Bye opened Tuesday's council meeting with a resounding and sincere acknowledgement of the services that assisted the Wellington Shire...
Wellington Shire Q Fever cases raises alarms
THE Gippsland Region Public Health Unit (GRPHU) has lauched a campaign in the agricultural sector about the risk of Q Fever infection, as most...
Koala population and health survey
THE state government has officially begun its very long awaited and much anticipated koala population, genetics and health status survey.
The purpose of this project...
SRW’s Macalister Fresh project
SOUTHERN Rural Water has started work on a region-building water strategy called Macalister Fresh, that will deliver a vision and plan to drive future...
Bushfire management control under review
TIMBER harvesting is not a concern of Gippsland Indigenous groups, who overwhelmingly want to be involved in direct management of forests before, during and...
Fire and flood photos (from October 13 2023 issue)
Tinamba Hotel
on Thursday, October 5.
Photo: Tinamba Hotel
Flooding in Sale, viewed from the Swing Bridge. Photo: Deb Schultz
Loch Sport Golf Club acts as a fire...
Alleged travelling conmen arrested: Police Beat October 13
EAST Gippsland Criminal Investigation Unit have arrested six men in relation to the alleged ‘travelling conmen’ asphalt scams that has been operating in the...
Returning water to Traditional Owners
The state government is returning water to Gunaikurnai Traditional Owners in Gippsland - strengthening their connection to Country through better cultural water management.
Minister for...
RAAF column
End of an era for ‘Golf Ball’ Radome
Installed in 1989 by Selenia (Italy) and Ansett Technologies (Australia), the Alenia Radar, affectionately known to locals...
South East Timber Association urges state government to abandon residual risk policy
Phillip Hopkins
THE state government's residual risk policy, which includes areas burnt by wildfire, must be abandoned so that Victorian communities are safer and less...