Heatwave warnings for much of south-east Australia
High temperatures are expected over south-east Australia today and tomorrow, with several localities seeing their highest temperatures since last summer.
Low to severe-intensity heatwave conditions...
Cameron criticises plan
Comment: John Cameron
THE state government recently said it would minimise job impacts from the timber shortage and accelerate the Opal Maryvale mills transition away...
Rubbish company convicted over Gippy workplace death
A waste disposal company has been convicted and fined a total of $300,000 after a worker was fatally crushed by a garbage truck in...
Police Beat December 16 2022
HAYDEN was last seen on Ascot Vale Road, Ascot Vale, at about 5.30pm on Saturday, November 26.
The 16-year-old is described as 170cm tall with...
Dead fish found in channel in Sale
Eyewitnesses have spotted dead fish on the surface of irrigation channels on Gibsons Road in Sale after Southern Rural Water (SRW) recently completed its...
Wet summer likely across the east coast
It is likely to be wetter than usual along Australia's east coast this summer, according to the Bureau of Meteorology's long-range forecast.
Following Victoria's wettest...
O’Brien gets back on the ‘road’
MEMBER for Gippsland South, Danny O'Brien, says he is honoured to be re-appointed to the new Opposition Shadow Cabinet.
Mr O'Brien will again have the...
State help for Opal workers
The state government is establishing a new Worker Support Service in the Latrobe Valley to help Opal Australian Paper employees at Maryvale facing stand-downs...
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...
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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...
