Black Summer research program shaping bushfire preparations
SCIENCE is shaping how Australia can better prepare for devastating bushfire seasons, with the release of comprehensive research based on the major issues of...
Probe into possum killings
THE Conservation Regulator and Victoria Police are seeking information from the public regarding the alleged shooting of two ringtail possums in The Basin area...
Another one gone: Westpac Sale branch to close
Tom Parry
WESTPAC has been lambasted and accused of "robbing" the community over its decision to close its Sale branch.
The banking giant has confirmed to...
Ranford’s Family Butcher snag national award
SALE now boasts the third-best pork sausages in the country.
Ranford’s Family Butcher ‘snagged’ third place at the 2023 Sausage King National Finals, held in...
Full steam ahead on metro tunnel train testing
THE state government's Metro Tunnel Project is powering ahead towards its all-important train testing milestone, with brand-new platform screen doors being installed in the...
Bids open for Comm Village
THE state government has opened the expression of interest (EOI) process for the construction sector to build the Commonwealth Games villages across the regions,...
Broken record: kids and pets in the car
POLICE are repeating warnings about kids and pets being left in vehicles on hot days.
"We may sound like a broken record but the message...
New dairy farm jobs board launched
ONE in two dairy farmers are seeking people to work on farm, and 76 per cent of those continue to find sourcing labour a...
A-list cast takes billing in the lengthy Babylon
BABYLON, an ode to and satire of Hollywood’s Golden Age, has earned plenty of praise and derision from movie critics in recent weeks. Our...
Statistics point to CPI increase
The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, released on January 25, shows headline CPI sequentially increased in the...
RMIT study finds lithium alternative
RECYCLABLE mobile phone batteries are a step closer due to a rust-busting invention.
Mobile phone batteries with a lifetime up to three times longer than...
Gippsland Line service disruptions
COACHES will replace trains on the Gippsland Line between Southern Cross, Traralgon and Bairnsdale from the evening of Friday, February 10, to the last...
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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...
