Letters to the Editor – February 17 2023
The Gippsland Times welcomes letters to the editor.
Preference will be given to brief, concise letters which address local issues.
The editor, Liam Durkin, reserves the...
Councils share in fund
Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, says he is looking forward to more community projects being completed, with an additional $7.8 million for local...
New Golden Beach gas field a step closer to development
The Golden Beach gas field, just off the South Gippsland coast, is a step closer to being developed.
The owner of the gas field, GB...
Cathrine Burnett-Wake to run in Aston by-election
CATHRINE Burnett-Wake, a former Victorian Liberal Party Upper House MP for Eastern Victoria, has put her hand up to run in the by-election for...
Helping young Australians go from traumatic to triumphant
Friday marked the end of End Youth Suicide Week (Monday, February 13 to Friday, February 17), but also, the beginning of the conversation.
The week...
Police Beat: Seizures and lost tools
Cannabis and guns located at Wurruk property
ON February 10 at 8.40am, members from the Sale Police Station executed a drugs and firearms search warrant...
Police Beat: Arrest after Maffra residences burgled
DETECTIVES from Wellington Criminal Investigation Unit have charged a man from Warragul with three burglaries and four thefts following a series of residential burglaries...
Vaping in young people a growing concern
AN alarming number of young people are taking up vaping, according to a Monash University expert.
Vaping has become increasingly popular in recent years, with...
Improvements made to health thanks to PHN grant
TEN residential aged care facilities in Gippsland will have access to an IMPREST system to improve end-of-life care with timely medications, thanks to a...
International exhibition out East
BAIRNSDALE’S East Gippsland Art Gallery is currently hosting its second International Art Textile Biennale.
This exhibition showcases the innovative work of 35 artists from nine...
Stephen Dwyer – Maffra closure
COMMENT
Stephen Dwyer
WITH the imminent closure of the once bustling Maffra Factory, we need to learn from the serious mistakes of the past and hope...
Funding for better ways to improve level crossing safety
THE federal government is funding better ways to improve the safety of level crossings in the regions.
The Regional Australia Level Crossing Safety Program (RALCSP)...
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Council meets with Coalition
Wellington Shire mayor Cindy Madeley and council chief executive David Morcom met with the leaders of the state Coalition parties yesterday to advocate for...
