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Bringing more creatives events regional

MORE creative events and festivals are set to light up regional cities and small towns across Victoria. Minister for Creative Industries Steve Dimopoulos announced last...

Bee industry pest fear

Since the initial detection of varroa mite in biosecurity surveillance hives at the Port of Newcastle more than 12 months ago, Victoria has enforced...

Monique Ooms avoids jail

Ex-teacher Monique Ooms has avoided jail over sex with a student after an appeal bid by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Kerri Judd was...

Maffra’s Brian Pitt a National Road Transport Hall of Famer

AUSTRALIA would grind to halt without road transport drivers such as Maffra's Brian George Pitt, known as 'Pitty'. During the Festival of Transport 2023, a...

New grant to support unpaid carers

Carers Victoria has announced a new grants program to improve local connections and support for unpaid carers in communities across Victoria. Funded by the Victorian...

Farmers sought to test digital safety solutions

Australia's first comprehensive active farm safety research program is due to be launched by national digital safety solutions specialist AirAgri and is seeking 1000...

New online program to strengthen road safety education

Students across Victoria now have access to a new interactive road safety education program delivered at school. Minister for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne...

Pilatus Aircraft’s reveal new Sale head office

AEROSPACE manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft have announced a new head office to built in Sale, estimated for completion in the middle of 2024. For almost forty...

Transport company charged after fatal Maffra fall

A transport company will front court in Sale after a worker fell from a grain truck at a Maffra depot in January 2022, and...

Fire fears in full force

As the cold weather ends and spring makes its way in, experts warn that Gippsland is at increased risk of bushfires. Most of the country...

Gippsland to play important role in proposed offshore wind farm’s

Star of the South has confirmed that both Gippsland and the Port of Hastings will play important roles in the proposed offshore wind farm's...

One in two women considering career change

New data from women's leadership company Women Rising reveals an alarming divide among women to either step into new roles or step out of...

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Upgrades coming for Stratford-Maffra Rd

A section of Stratford-Maffra Road will be upgraded, causing changed traffic conditions between mid-January and March, as part of Transport Victoria's 2025-26 maintenance program. The...