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Bulk billing boost spruiked

A multi-billion dollar deal to triple the bulk-billing incentive as part of almost $6 billion of new investments in the Medicare system took effect...

Australian health and wellbeing status report

Improved life satisfaction, increased psychological distress and excess mortality - what does the latest two-yearly Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report on...

Tap water campaign to launch at Sale Show

Gippsland Water is encouraging the community to stay hydrated with tap water instead of sugary drinks or bottled water with its new educational campaign. 'Drink...

Dairy strike averted

ONE of the largest dairy industrial actions in living memory ended last week, averting a further six-day strike after 1400 dairy workers came to...

Charity’s good work honoured

Sale-based charity A Better Life for Foster Kids has been named a Nectre Regional Service Award finalist in the 2023 Victorian Community Achievement Awards. The...

New model of care cuts wait times for East Gippsland kids

East Gippsland children are getting quicker access to paediatric early intervention services thanks to a new model of healthcare. Implemented by Gippsland Lakes Complete Health,...

Raging Hormones to release new EP

GIPPSLAND-based band Raging Hormones will release a new EP called Public Fun Part 2 on November 3 and a new song on the 27th...

Get keen for weekend festivities

Gippsland's oldest agricultural show makes a welcomed return this weekend, with thousands of show-goers expected to inundate the Sale showgrounds for the 158th Sale...
Defining Beauty Through Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Awareness Party

Pink Party raising awareness

Strength, power, beauty: these were the themes at Mewburn Park Homestead, Maffra, on Friday, October 13. The marquee at Maffra's Mewburn Park Homestead emitted a...

High stakes fashion hotly contested

Dressed to impress. The fashions on the field at the Sale Cup did not disappoint. Ladies and gents gathered from far and wide to showcase their...

GERF’s disaster relief

THE Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund (GERF) has experienced a promising start to its fundraising efforts to support Gippslanders affected by the October fire and...

New verandah extension at showground

A verandah extension at Sale Showground has been completed in readiness for this week's Sale Show. The seven metre by 23m verandah added to the...

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Looking back on the past year (2025)

December 2024: A STORY that missed last year’s review, but deserves highlighting was the launch of Gippsland Jersey’s seventh Farming Conversations calendar championing mental health....