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Billionaire could end Loy Yang early

Philip Hopkins THE Loy Yang A Power Station could close within seven years if software billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes wins control of the AGL board at...

Maffra bank branch wins best in state

MAFFRA’S Bendigo Bank branch has been recognised as the best in the state. Officially known as Community Bank Maffra & District, the branch was awarded...

There’s no aphrodisiac like The Whitlams

THE Whitlams' classic album Eternal Nightcap has turned 25, and the band is marking the anniversary by hitting the road and playing the album...

Works to save wildlife

Victorian landholders have voluntarily protected more than 70,000 hectares of wildlife habitat in the past 50 years through the conservation charity, Trust for Nature,...

Rosedale funds boon

Where do you go when you need support? Where do you go when you need people who care about you? Where do you go...

Council slams Saputo Maffra closure

WELLINGTON Shire Council has denounced Saputo's plan to close its Maffra factory early next year as a betrayal of the local community. Council said Maffra...

Un-Regional showing at Gallery

ANYBODY wanting one last glimpse at this year's John Leslie Art Prize finalists might want to take a peek at another display around the...

Spring Field Day proves popular

In three short years, the volunteer, farmer-operated Gippsland Agricultural Group (GAgG) has expanded its work: from a four-hectare cereal variety trial to more than...

Crack down on criminal activity across Gippsland

Local police, VIPER and Echo crack down on criminal activity across Gippsland Police have targeted a number of Outlaw Motorcycle Gang members and other serious...
#ItsInTheBag Christmas appeal

Give a little dignity via Bunnings

Menstruation, that time of the month, the red badge of courage, whatever you call it, periods are crappy enough for those who have to...

Saputo to permanently close Maffra facility

Saputo Dairy Australia (SDA) announced on Wednesday they will permanently close their Maffra facility early next year. SDA said in a media statement this morning...

Saving forests’ future

Scott McArdle is blunt. "Gippsland's forests need our help. Fire, floods, storms, drought, pests, weeds, neglect, exploitation and the changing climate are all taking a...

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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...