Recent bushfires highlight importance of planning
RECENT bushfires have highlighted the importance of planning for the bushfire season.
While there are no localised fires in the Latrobe Valley region, authorities warn...
Sale Hospital work bans ongoing
Work bans at Central Gippsland Health were still ongoing at the time of publication, with a number of category 2 and 3 procedures being...
New AI data centre proposed for Latrobe Valley
A MEGA-DEAL that will see a $10 billion data centre built near the former Hazelwood power station site in the Latrobe Valley is being...
Crews scale up Dargo fire fight
Crews on the fireground for the Dargo complex of fires have started to scale up again after a few days reprieve and rest during...
Sale Hospital vehicles vandalised
Stefan Bradley
Central Gippsland Health's (CGH) fleet cars were vandalised at Sale Hospital to the point of unroadworthiness last week, but CGH said there has...
Chester backs gun owners, as Royal Commission is announced
MEMBER for Gippsland Darren Chester has warned the federal government’s proposed changes to firearms laws will unfairly target rural and regional Australians, while failing...
ATSB’s report on horror Tinamba West crash released
AN Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation has found irregular flight school practices likely contributed to a pilot's inadequate understanding of stall conditions before...
Gippsland farmer fined over animal cruelty offences
GIPPSLAND dairy farm manager Peter Hoffman has been fined $6500 with costs of $230.08 after pleading guilty to offending under the Prevention of Cruelty...
District 27 fire brigades talk deployment
FIGHTING on the frontlines, local fire brigades have put their hands up to send crew members to the bushfires, which are still causing havoc...
Gun laws in spotlight
IN the wake of the Bondi terror attack last month, which took the lives of 15 innocent people, the federal government has established a...
Detectives investigating death of Maffra man on Monday
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Maffra on Monday.
Emergency services responded to reports of a man...
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,...
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Steam power comes back to Maffra
Adam Taylor is a master of all four elements when operating the century-old steam roller once used by the Maffra Shire to build roads...
