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Chalking up a winner in Yarram

Yarram Traders and Tourism Association president Matt Langdon's new venture Artichoke Books has chalked up a winning way to open for business.

New health care centre open in Yarram

Yarram and District Health Service officially opened its long-anticipated Integrated Healthcare Centre on Monday.

Princes Highway work should get underway ASAP, says MP

Gippsland South MLA Danny O'Brien says the state government must get moving and finish duplicating the Princes Highway from Sale to Traralgon in order to boost the local economy.

Eighteen candidates for council election

Eighteen candidates have nominated for the Wellington Shire Council election.

New partnership looks at oil, gas marine life

New environmentally friendly ways to deal with ageing oil and gas infrastructure in the Gippsland Basin are being investigated, as regulators ramp up compliance and enforcement strategies around unused and 'end-of-life' subsea facilities.

Licence testing resumes

Learner permit and licence testing - including drive tests - resumed across regional Victoria on Monday, in line with the state government's reopening plans.

Timber taskforce seeks scientific basis for native harvest ban

Wellington Shire Council's Native Timber Taskforce has lodged a Freedom of Information request to the state government for the scientific basis behind its decision to cease native timber harvesting.

Police renew call for information regarding to missing campers

Six months since they were last heard from, detectives from the Missing Persons Squad are again appealing for information as part of their investigation into missing Wonnangatta campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay.

The story about the koala who is afraid of heights

Maffra-based writer Pam Anderson is set to publish her first children's book, 'Scaredy'.

New fine for Melburnians holidaying in regional Victoria

Melburnians planning to sneak into regional Victoria to take advantage of relaxed restrictions will be slapped with a $4957 fine, under a new offence introduced on Wednesday night.

Victoria dips under 1000 active cases

Victoria has dropped under 1000 active COVID-19 cases for the first time since early July.

Finally, some relief

This week's announcement of a move to the third step for regional Victoria brought a mixture of celebration, confusion, relief and frustration.

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