Fatal crash in Tyers
A MAN has died after the car he was driving crashed in Tyers in Tuesday afternoon.
Police have been told the car was travelling along...
Telstra’s payphone calls now free
WELLINGTON Shire residents and tourists will no longer have to carry change to make a phone call from one of the shire’s 37 public...
Permanent police presence for Loch Sport?
LOCH Sport is set to welcome a new, permanent police presence after community lobbying, population growth and concerns about crime.
It is believed a new...
Most housing requests cite family violence
UNITING Gippsland has reported receiving hundreds of requests for help from people facing homelessness last financial year.
In Wellington Shire, between July 2020 and June...
Reminder to slow down for active wildlife this spring
WILDLIFE volunteers are urging Gippsland drivers to watch out and slow down for wildlife on roads as they become more mobile closer to spring.
Every...
People urged to clean up
CLEAN Up Australia is encouraging communities to help clean up their local environments, in a bid to reduce the environmental harm caused by littering.
The...
New look for Port Albert toilet block
WELLINGTON Shire Council is replacing the old toilet block at Port Albert's water tower, and inviting residents to vote for their preferred façade design.
Constructed...
A new era for Sion?
STUDENTS may again return to Sion, with a working party to examine the feasibility of moving Sale’s St Thomas’ Primary School to the Sion...
Gippsland vaccination program ramping up
GIPPSLAND general practices and GP-led respiratory clinics have administered more than 100,000 COVID-19 vaccination doses in four months.
The milestone was reached on Friday, when...
COVID money for business, but Bull says it’s just not enough
A NEW jointly-funded package from the federal and state governments will give Victorian small and medium businesses support to recover from the most recent...
Another MP calls for rapid testing
ANOTHER Gippsland MP has backed calls for widespread rapid COVID antigen tests to help Victoria "exit from a cycle of lockdowns".
Gippsland South MLA Danny...
Camping on licensed waterfronts announced for 27 sites so far
THE state government has announced it is assessing 27 licensed waterfrontage sites for suitability of its new regulations allowing camping on licensed Crown land...
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Looking back on the past year (2025)
December 2024:
A STORY that missed last year’s review, but deserves highlighting was the launch of Gippsland Jersey’s seventh Farming Conversations calendar championing mental health....
