Caged eggs set to be phased-out
Caged eggs will be phased out by 2036 under new Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines endorsed by state and territory agricultural leaders.
Australia's agriculture...
State government announce pokie reforms
Stefan Bradley
THE state government has announced restrictive policies to poker machines, including an identity-linked cashless card and closure of gambling facilities between 4am and...
John Farnham doco comes to television
Stefan Bradley
IT seemed like a big risk to release the film John Farnham: Finding the Voice in cinemas during Hollywood's summer blockbuster season, but...
Analysis shows “mismanagement” of VicForests: John Cameron
Philip Hopkins
THE state government decision to close the native forest timber industry culminates eight years of mismanagement that turned VicForests from a profitable business...
200 Yarram trees illegally destroyed
MORE than 200 Yarram trees have been stolen to be sold as firewood, with the public urged to report information about firewood theft in...
GippsDairy muster
GippsDairy held a muster recently to help educate farmers and students on 'People in Agriculture' and adaptive leadership in the agricultural workforce, whether it...
Bringing water to Country in Stratford
DRINKING water will be available on Country at the Knob Reserve in Stratford when a joint project between Gippsland Water and the Gunaikurnai Land...
Rural Aid is appealing to Gippslanders
RURAL Aid is appealing to Gippslanders to roll up their sleeves for a week of farm work.
The charity is planning a Farm Recovery Event...
CPSU and VicForests staff get together
Philip Hopkins
VICFORESTS staff and their guests, with the threat of unemployment hanging over their heads, gathered together with their trade union backers last week...
Photos: Ambulance Victoria celebrates 80th anniversary of Heyfield branch
HEYFIELD celebrated the 80th anniversary of its Ambulance Victoria branch on Sunday, July 9.
The Heyfield and District Ambulance League was created in 1943, when...
Kilmany rail bridge now in place
MOVED into place across 25-metres in 32 hours, the new Kilmany rail bridge has successfully slid into place as part of the Princes Highway...
Combating climate change using adaptive farming models
Gippsland farmers are adapting farming practices and business models to combat the increasing symptoms of climate change.
Many local farmers owe these adaptations to their...
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Wellington Shire’s new mayor and deputy
The election of councillors Cindy Madeley and Liz Foat as Wellington Shire’s mayor and deputy mayor on Tuesday night marked a historic first for...
