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Cathrine Burnett-Wake to run in Aston by-election

CATHRINE Burnett-Wake, a former Victorian Liberal Party Upper House MP for Eastern Victoria, has put her hand up to run in the by-election for...

Helping young Australians go from traumatic to triumphant

Friday marked the end of End Youth Suicide Week (Monday, February 13 to Friday, February 17), but also, the beginning of the conversation. The week...

Police Beat: Seizures and lost tools

Cannabis and guns located at Wurruk property ON February 10 at 8.40am, members from the Sale Police Station executed a drugs and firearms search warrant...

Police Beat: Arrest after Maffra residences burgled

DETECTIVES from Wellington Criminal Investigation Unit have charged a man from Warragul with three burglaries and four thefts following a series of residential burglaries...

Vaping in young people a growing concern

AN alarming number of young people are taking up vaping, according to a Monash University expert. Vaping has become increasingly popular in recent years, with...

Improvements made to health thanks to PHN grant

TEN residential aged care facilities in Gippsland will have access to an IMPREST system to improve end-of-life care with timely medications, thanks to a...

International exhibition out East

BAIRNSDALE’S East Gippsland Art Gallery is currently hosting its second International Art Textile Biennale. This exhibition showcases the innovative work of 35 artists from nine...

Stephen Dwyer – Maffra closure

COMMENT Stephen Dwyer WITH the imminent closure of the once bustling Maffra Factory, we need to learn from the serious mistakes of the past and hope...

Funding for better ways to improve level crossing safety

THE federal government is funding better ways to improve the safety of level crossings in the regions. The Regional Australia Level Crossing Safety Program (RALCSP)...

Plant-based burgers don’t cut the mustard

CANCER Council Victoria's LiveLighter Program is warning consumers about the salt content in plant-based burger products, with a new study finding some products contain...

Wind farms for Dutson Downs?

Gippsland Water is asking local residents and customers to help decide whether land it manages at Dutson Downs should be made available to build...

Greyhounds to serve police as PTSD companion animals

RETIRED greyhounds will be retrained to serve as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) companion animals for Australia's Federal Police in a world-first initiative announced in...

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Maffra Pool could reopen tomorrow

Final safety checks will determine if the Maffra Pool will open tomorrow, following a power outage caused by a break-in early this morning. The break-in,...