Police Beat January 3 2023
Targeting illegal hunting
Victoria Police, in connection with Parks Victoria and the Game Management Authority, seized 16 firearms in a joint agency operation targeting illegal...
Railway journey back in time
“THE famous towering trestle bridges of the Noojee railway were celebrated as engineering masterpieces and were among the largest timber bridges constructed on the...
Regional grants for local produce
Regional towns across Victoria are being called on to get creative and show off their locally produced food and drinks as part of the...
Spectacular Loch Sport
AFTER a period of heavy rain, the sun came out at Loch Sport as thousands poured in from across the state to celebrate the...
Heyfield Police’s impound spree
Was Heyfield Police paying more attention in December or was there simply more road shenanigans? Either way, three vehicles were impounded.
No need for speed
On...
Search continues in Sale for body of East Gippsland man
Missing Persons Squad detectives have been searching in the Sale area over the past week as part of their investigation into the 2019 suspicious...
Bendigo Bank’s faces resignation over timber
Philip Hopkins
A LEADING Australian forestry expert has resigned from Bendigo Bank over its policy not to support the harvesting of native forest.
Rob de Fegely,...
Free vaccines now available for patients
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says patients will no longer have to pay for vaccines at their local community pharmacy under the National Immunisation...
More photos of the floods
Coverage of the heavy rain and flooding after Christmas was featured in the Friday, December 29 issue of the Gippsland Times.
Here are some more...
SEC’s first battery investment
THE State Electricity Commission (SEC) is making its first investment - a $245 million contribution and more than a quarter of its initial investment...
Council meets for last time in 2023
WELLINGTON Shire Councillors met for the final ordinary meeting of 2023 on Tuesday, December 19.
The meeting went for nearly an hour and Wellington Shire...
Seaspray Primary School enters “non-operational” status
Ben McArthur
Seaspray Primary School will enter a ‘non-operational’ status for an indefinite period of time after consultations between the Department of Education and parents...














