Community grants for drought preparedness
COMMUNITY organisations helping readiness for Victoria's next drought can now apply for grants from $200,000 to $500,000.
Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt said the funding...
Medical appointments postponed as Victorians experience four-day weekend
Stefan Bradley
VICTORIANS enjoyed a four-day weekend, with two public holidays last week.
Thursday, September 22, was declared a one-off National Day of Mourning, to commemorate...
Petition for more bush burns hits parliment, gains traction
HUNDREDS of Gippslanders have signed a petition that calls for an increase in fuel reduction burning in Gippsland's native forests.
The e-petition, signed by 738...
Backing mobile boosters
THE state opposition has pledged to subsidise mobile boosters to improve regional mobile and broadband services if it wins the November election.
Under the Coalition's...
Riding for a reason
A GROUP of servicemen cycled to RAAF Base East Sale last week to raise money for brain cancer research.
Members of the 7th Signal Regiment,...
Destination Gippsland: Selling Gippsland across the board
With COVID pretty much out of the picture, Gippslanders should expect to see an increase in local and regional events, with Destination Gippsland finally...
New Maffra 5G tower in the works
The proposal to upgrade an Optus tower in Maffra to accommodate 5G has sparked health and safety concerns among a local consortium calling itself...
Neighbourhood Houses funding furore
STRATFORD’S Segue Community Hub and Arts Cafe is breathing a sigh of relief after a guarantee from the state government its funding will be...
Celebrating the Queen at St Paul’s Cathedral
QUEEN OF OUR HEARTS
GOD save the Queen.
A portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was front and centre for about 125 mourners at St...
Recalling The Queen’s visit to the region
SALE resident Betty Arthur has had plenty of time to reminisce about The Queen's visit to the region in March 1954.
The 94-year-old can be...
Road maintenance blitz
IT was a press conference of sorts.
Roads and Road Safety Minister Ben Carroll wasn't there long and there wasn't much of an audience.
At the...
South Gippsland highway land ‘unused for 20 years’
LAND bought 20 years ago for the addition of an overtaking lane on the South Gippsland Highway between Foster and Yarram stands fenced but...
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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,...
