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Students encouraged to take a local healthcare career

More than 70 local school students from across Latrobe City, Baw Baw, Wellington, South Gippsland and Bass Coast shires took part in a health...

Minister says ‘no’ to train buffet and bag-checking

CAFÉ services and baggage checks won't be returning to Gippsland V/Line trains any time soon. Following a request to have buffet car facilities on the...

VFF announces Brendan Tatham as chief

Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has announced that Brendan Tatham has been formally appointed as its chief executive to lead the state's peak agricultural advocacy...

Wicked trickery headed for The Wedge

ROALD Dahl’s gruesome twosome The Twits are ready to delight and disgust, in equal measure. Mr and Mrs Twit are the nastiest couple you could...

Announcement a massive blow for regional Victorian families

Stratford singer-songwriter and Forest & Wood Communities Australia director Mick Harrington has lashed out at the state government's decision to cease native timber harvesting...

Polar Convergence comes to Gippsland

A MAJOR project by Melbourne-based photographer Rohan Hutchinson, Polar Convergence, will be a feature of the Gippsland Art Gallery's winter program, launching tonight (Friday,...

Budget Briefs

Taxes for big earners In response to debt accumulated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a so-called "COVID Debt Levy" will be introduced, paid...

Global avocado trade expected to grow

The global avocado trade will continue to grow in the next few years, but the market will be more competitive, forcing operators to be...

Dairy Australia Board seeking farmers

The Dairy Australia Board is seeking directors to fill upcoming vacancies and to be appointed at the November 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM). Two of...

Chester takes Albanese to task

FEDERAL Member for Gippsland Darren Chester caused a stir in Parliament last Thursday, May 25 via a fierce exchange with the Prime Minister. Mr Chester...

Ladies night Friday fundraiser

Corporal (CPL) Rach Hopkins of RAAF Base East Sale, along with her fellow RAAF volunteers, facilitated a Ladies Night Fundraiser at Sale Cinema on...

Raging Hormones coming to Sale for EP release

Tom Parry THEY got their start in Gippsland; now they're coming home, and excited to inspire the next generation of musicians. Collectively, they're known as Raging...

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Heyfield farmer Norm Drew talks family history and mental health

ONCE a farm kid, always a farm kid, even as he’s semi-retired. Second-generation dairyman Norm Drew farms the rich Thomson River flats between Cowwarr and...