Nationals make pledge on gas
THE Nationals in government will shore-up gas supplies and drive down prices with a 100 per cent domestic reservation policy on all new conventional...
Pledge for regional newspapers
Stefan Bradley
THE Premier, Daniel Andrews, has promised country newspaper owners that the government will take out full-page advertisements each week in every regional newspaper...
Dean is running for a Reason
SALE resident, hospitality worker and writer, Dean Barnes, is putting mental health services, drug law reform and support for neurodiverse people front and centre...
Opposition dental care promises
Stefan Bradley
UP to 32,000 Victorians needing priority dental treatment will be able to access a $500 dental voucher scheme to be introduced if the...
Muso in running – Mick Harrington talks politics
STRATFORD musician and former The Voice Australia contestant, Mick Harrington, has been juggling performing music for locals and campaigning for locals as he is...
Sophie Paterson running for the Sustainable Australia Party
Stefan Bradley
Sophie Paterson, a community advocate and political staffer who spends much of her time at her cattle farm in Maffra, is running for...
Greens release ‘climate ticket’ public transport policy
Stefan Bradley
FREE public transport for under 21s, $1 a day for concession and $3 a day for adults is the 'Climate Ticket' the Victorian...
Media watchdog critical of ABC stories on native forest industry
THE media watchdog has found that the ABC breached accuracy rules in stories about Victoria's native forest industry.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)...
Victorian Women’s Health Services call for action on women’s health
Data on 2022 women's health shows that rates of breast, gynaecological, bowel and lung cancers are higher in Gippsland than the state average.
Adolescent births...
Rollercoaster road – Traralgon-Maffra Rd a Nats priority
ONGOING road safety issues on the Traralgon-Maffra Road will be a priority for The Nationals after local road users lobbied for years to have...
Bairnsdale Regional Matters Forum
HOUSING shortages and subsequent increased homelessness, floods, fires, the COVID pandemic and inflation are making for tough times in Gippsland.
At a forum hosted by...
Yarram Police frustrated by booze-fuelled incidents: Police Beat 11.11.22
YARRAM Police have said they are frustrated by alcohol-fuelled incidents.
Police allege that on October 26, a 22-year-old Yarram female was arrested in relation to...
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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...
