Funding to address Loch Sport erosion
Action is finally being taken to address erosion on the Loch Sport foreshore, but members of the community believe it should just be the...
Community vision confirmed for Wellington Shire’s new direction
Wellington Shire Council has cemented its support for a new Community Vision statement, setting a clear direction for the future of Wellington Shire until...
Fire-proofing Millers Hut
One of Victoria’s oldest and best loved high-country huts has received a second skin to protect it from from a nearby bushfire in the...
Stratford Courthouse hosting Captains of Industry
Penelope Swales and the Stranded Assets will be lifting the roof of the Stratford Courthouse on Saturday, April 5.
Swales is an award-winning songwriter with...
Walhalla Goldfields information session for World Heritage Bid
Katrina Brandon
A GOLDEN destiny is set for Victoria’s World Heritage Bid nomination, with Walhalla Goldfield being one of many locations to be included in...
Flood overlay petition addressed at council meeting
Last night, a petition urging the state government to revise flood overlay conditions reached Wellington Shire Council. In response, mayor Scott Rossetti wrote to...
Paradise and Golden Beach locals want their say on offshore wind
Paradise Beach and Golden Beach will play a significant role in Gippsland and Victoria’s renewable future, and a new local group has been incorporated...
Lakes Blue Energy confident gas field in Seaspray will come to fruition
Philip Hopkins
LAKES Blue Energy is increasingly confident that within a few months, its 21-year struggle to get a new big onshore gas field near...
Gippsland Critical Minerals community conversations
Gippsland Critical Minerals (GCM) has confirmed details of its community engagement sessions to provide an update on rescoping work for the Fingerboards Critical Minerals...
Workshops for farmers to attract the right employees
Attracting suitable staff members – and keeping them – can be a difficult problem for many farm businesses.
Over three free workshops in the latest...
Council, WGCMA agreement on coastal area dwellings
Wellington Shire Council says it supports planning applications for single dwellings in coastal areas impacted by flood overlay regulations after having reached an agreement...
Emergency services fund adds to rates bill
The average Wellington Shire resident will pay $41 more in the next financial year to fund emergency services.
The state government's new Emergency Services and...
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Eight farms pass effluent test
Environment Protection Authority inspections of 43 dairy farms across three Gippsland municipalities, including Wellington Shire, have found just eight of them passed the test...
