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‘Deer should be declared feral pest’, according to Senate report

A REPORT on feral species handed down by the Australian Senate last week recommends declaring wild deer as an environmental pest across all of...

Seven-day lockdown prompts vaccine frenzy across Wellington Shire

THE rapidly increasing cluster of COVID-19 cases being detected across Melbourne has jolted Gippslanders into vaccination frenzy. On Monday morning, there were 54 recorded active...

Mine opponents view farm plan with scepticism

A PLAN to produce sheep and beef cattle on land within a proposed east Gippsland mining site has been met with scepticism by mine...

Wellington Shire Council to reduce power costs and carbon emissions through agreement

WELLINGTON Shire Council claims it will reduce electricity costs by about 30 per cent and lower corporate emissions by 1300 tonnes per year by...

National wood strategy needed, Gippsland MR Darren Chester says

Philip Hopkins THE state government's decision to close the native forest industry highlights the need for a national fibre strategy to ensure a strategic wood...

New book on the Macalister River

STORIES from across generations and backgrounds about one of the region’s most major waterways have been collected in a new book. Stories of Wirn Wirndook...

Airshow to celebrate RAAF history

WELLINGTON Shire Council is seeking to hold an airshow in 2022, to showcase the aviation capability and heritage in Wellington and celebrate the region's...

Radial’s possible timber shortfall a blight on a bright future in Yarram

CHRIS McEvoy could not be happier. His new Radial Timber sawmill at Yarram is working extremely well, but there is a cloud on the...

Maffra family pulls on PJs for charity

AN event in Maffra at the weekend raised more than $3500 for children's charity, Very Special Kids. Jogging in Jammies for Liv simply encouraged people...

Superload journey from Sale to Hoppers Crossing

THREE huge concrete bridge pieces made an epic 300 kilometre truck journey as part of a 'superload' operation from Sale to a level crossing...

Jonno goes statewide on radio

WHEN I dropped into the ABC's Sale studios recently to take a press photo of former Breakfast presenter Jonathon Kendall, aka Jonno, the first thing he...

Sale pump track works

BMXers, skateboarders and scooter riders will soon be able to put their ability and skills to the test, with construction set to begin on...

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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....