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Rider dies following Dargo collision

A man has died following a collision between a motorcycle and a car in Dargo Saturday afternoon.

Residents terrorises

The Game Management Authority and police are investigating reports of rogue hunters terrorising residents and trespassing on private property as they look for kangaroos and deer in Loch Sport.

Shark activity expected

Authorities have issued a warning about a possible increase in shark activity in the Golden Beach area after a whale beached on Wednesday.

Drownings prompt safety warnings

With Victoria experiencing one of its worst years for drownings, authorities and local volunteer surf life savers are urging people not to be complacent around water.

Woodside drowning after tinnie overturns

The Police Air Wing recovered the body of a man after his tinnie capsized in waters off Woodside Tuesday night.

Cannabis plants seized in Maffra

Police have arrested a 48-year-old Maffra man after executing a search warrant in Charles St on Wednesday morning.

Authorities plea for campers to make sure fires are safe to leave

After detecting 90 unattended and abandoned campfires in Gippsland last month, authorised officers will be on high alert this long weekend as they patrol state forest campgrounds.

Bundy cairn vandalised

A Bundalaguah cairn honouring explorer and pastoralist Angus McMillan has been vandalised, with 'murderer' spray painted in white on the monument.

Jobs boost expected

More than a dozen major investment projects throughout the Wellington Shire are poised to create thousands of jobs, boost the local economy and lead Gippsland's recovery from COVID-19.

Pandemic? No problem

Starting up a new business in the midst of a pandemic might seem like an insurmountable challenge, but some inspiring entrepreneurs are up for it.

Mask rules have eased again

With the COVID threat easing in Victoria, the rules around mandatory mask wearing have returned to the settings that were in place at Christmas time.

Hands off river water

State opposition leader Michael O'Brien was in Rosedale this week, meeting with farmers reliant on irrigation water from the Latrobe River.

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