Budget to benefit
A stoush has brewed between Labor and The Nationals as to whether the 2023/24 Federal Budget will deliver for Gippsland.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers officially handed...
Longford Plants Manager update
Clinton Gentle
Esso Australia Longford Plant Manager
With 2023 well underway, we are continuing to drive transformation in our industry and lead the energy transition by...
Reduced demand improves emergency response
ON average, paramedics are responding more than one minute faster to the most seriously ill people, after record demand for ambulances eased between January...
Australia passed peak food price inflation
The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, shows annual top-line Australian food price inflation had slowed to 8.0...
Earth Systems fined
Environmental Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined Earth Systems Consulting Pty Ltd more than $1800 over an incident that sparked health and safety concerns...
World’s first oral lice treatment for sheep
Australia's Veterinary Medicines Authority has registered the world's first oral product for managing lice in sheep.
Lice is estimated to cost the Australian sheep industry...
Explain why you didn’t vote last election
Close to 300,000 Victorians who appear to have failed to vote in the November 2022 state election will have an opportunity to explain why...
Kindergarten registrations now open
WELLINGTON Shire Council is welcoming registrations for three and four-year-old kindergarten placements in 2024.
Families are encouraged to register children who turn three or four...
Invasive aquatic plant a no-no for home gardens
Victorian gardeners are urged to keep watch for the highly invasive weed water hyacinth following a recent discovery in a residential garden pond.
Agriculture Victoria...
Victoria’s container deposit scheme to start
Victoria's container deposit scheme, CDS Vic, is set to start on November 1, 2023.
The scheme will reward Victorians with a 10-cent refund for every...
CGH says “no negative impact” on health services after reported budget cuts
CENTRAL Gippsland Health (CGH) are not experiencing a drop in quality or capability of health services in the wake of the state government's expected...
Time to enrol your children
With kindergarten enrolments now opening for 2024, the state government is encouraging young families to enrol their children and give them the best start...

















