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Man charged over crash in Licola – Police Beat December 20

Police Beat - December 20, 2022 DETECTIVES have charged a man following a crash in Licola. It is alleged a Holden utility was travelling along Tamboritha...

‘Sick’ forest management must be overhauled: expert

Forest and forest fire management must be done on a landscape scale, with active management over long timeframes, using expert knowledge of forests, a...

Stratford’s high grass a real eyesore

STRATFORD’S grass has grown greener and longer as lawns overseen by the Department of Transport (DoT) have not been maintained in a year, raising...

Buy a Bale is back

THE dire flood crisis continuing to grip huge areas of land and communities within New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia has prompted the...

Australian-first electro weeding trial under way

A non-chemical weeding device that uses electricity to kill plants will be put through its paces in Western Australia to determine its suitability for...

Gippsland PHN shines light on vaping

Vaping poses a serious risk to the health of the community, according to a new priority issues paper released by Gippsland Primary Health Network...

Holiday arrangements for Centrelink, Medicare, Child Support

With the holiday season fast approaching, Services Australia is reminding customers about changes to payments and services during the Christmas and New Year period. All...

Avatar: The Way of Water review

James Cameron's long-awaited blockbuster sequel Avatar: The Way of Water has finally reached cinemas. Our resident film buffs Tom Parry and Stefan Bradley went...

A warning on spinach products

In light of recent food recalls from Food Standards Australia New Zealand relating to a small selection of spinach products, vegetable peak industry body...

Plibersek backs RFAs

The federal Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek, has backed the Regional Forest Agreements (RFA), but they will be reformed to reflect...

Gift of giving at Ashleigh House

What is Christmas to you? Maybe Christmas is a cup of warm cocoa clutched between cold hands as you sit in front of an open...

Australia’s homelessness crisis continues

Access to specialised homelessness services (SHS) by Australians who are homeless or at risk of homelessness has grown by more than one per cent...

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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...