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Wine Victoria launches new program

VICTORIA'S grape-growers and winemakers will benefit from a new program from Wine Victoria, providing support to tackle climate change, work sustainably, increase profitability, and...

Bioenergy project

The state government has announced a bioenergy project at a farm in Gippsland as part of new energy storage target that it says will...

Roulettes still wow crowds

Friends and family of Central Flying School (CFS) celebrated a belated 50th anniversary of the Roulette Aerobatic Team with a family open day on...

US Dept of Agriculture visits region

REPRESENTATIVES from the United States Department of Agriculture have been given an insight into Gippsland's dairy industry. The small delegation, consisting of employees based at...

Wealthy Wurruk exhibition

FOR the past three weeks, a Melbourne gallery has been proudly displaying the work of First Nations artist Richard Young. The display, titled Wealthy Wurruk,...

Gippsland PHN confirms mental health service access increase

In 2020 alone, general practises in Gippsland provided 14,975 referrals for psychology, inferring that use of local mental health services is at an all-time...

Not enough Victorians recognise key stroke sign

VICTORIANS need to lift their understanding of what stroke most commonly looks like and give people the chance of getting the emergency treatment stroke...

Urging public sector vigilance on improper influence & corruption

THE Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) is encouraging public sector employees to speak up to stop improper influence - and that includes in local...

Dietitians urge people to understand how diet affects health

TODAY is Dietitians Day. Local dietitians Judith Cahill and Simone Godde have spoken about their careers in the field in celebration of the event. "In celebration...

Darren Chester “alarmed and disappointed” by AGL decision

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says he is ‘alarmed and disappointed’ by the decision to bring forward the planned closure of Loy Yang...

AGL to develop workforce strategy ahead of Loy Yang A 2035 shut

AGL has promised it will work with state and federal governments on developing a national energy workforce strategy in light of its plans to...

AGL out of coal by 2035

Michelle Slater AGL will build 12 gigawatts of renewables and storage by 2036 as part of its announcement that it is closing Loy Yang A...

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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,...