Stage set for restart of onshore gas industry
Research examining gas exploration in Victoria has supported the potential for more underground gas storage and offshore gas development in Victoria, and found that an onshore conventional gas industry would not compromise the state's environmental and agricultural credentials.
Renaming our rivers?
Gippsland communities are invited to have a say on two state government place naming projects to encourage the use of Aboriginal words and female names as a way of "decolonising the landscape" and erasing the patriarchal stain of early settlement.
Summer fun
Holidaymakers have flocked to Gippsland for the summer holidays, with thousands of tourists visiting the Wellington Shire to enjoy the region's beautiful beaches and charming rural towns.
A different sort of doughnut day brings sweet success for local police
Suspects with a penchant for junk food have been apprehended by police, after doughnuts and pies were stolen from a Sale service station.
Zero COVID cases detected on Thursday in Victoria
Victoria recorded zero new coronavirus cases on Thursday morning.
Police investigate Morwell hit and run collision
Police are investigating following a hit run collision involving an unknown young child in Morwell on Sunday.
Feds and state roadworks blitz
Twelve federally-funded projects to upgrade the Princes Highway in Gippsland were announced last month, while the state government spruiks its maintenance blitz across Gippsland's roads during summer.
Woman tries to evade checkpoint
Police arrested a woman who allegedly evaded a COVID-19 checkpoint in east Gippsland last week.
Leave before fire starts, the CFA is urging
Almost half of all Victorians living in areas at high risk of bushfire could be risking their lives by opting to 'wait and see' rather than 'leave early' on high-risk fire days, a CFA survey has revealed.
Visitors flock to the area
While celebrations to bring in 2021 were thrown into chaos after the rules around mask wearing and numbers gathering in homes were tightened on New Year's Eve, holidaymakers in various places across Wellington Shire still made the most of the kind summer weather and hospitality of local providers.
COVID: Gippslanders urged to be vigilant
Gippslanders who may have had close contact with anyone infected with COVID -19 are being urged to get tested, with several sites across Gippsland now being named as exposure sites.
Dramatic arrest following Sale burlgary
A dramatic arrest followed an alleged burglary in Sale on Saturday.
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Eight farms pass effluent test
Environment Protection Authority inspections of 43 dairy farms across three Gippsland municipalities, including Wellington Shire, have found just eight of them passed the test...
