Closed for business, again
THE local business community is hoping for restrictions to be eased this Friday, provided regional Victoria continues to record zero COVID-19 cases.
With no JobKeeper...
Farmers appeal against Wellington Shire Council rate rise
THE Victorian Farmers’ Federation has proposed Wellington Shire Council extend its use of differential rates to spread the rate burden.
During a special meeting on...
Sion closes, but school traffic zones remain
TWO school zones, a school crossing and a permanent 40kmh zone remain around the former Catholic College Sale Sion campus, despite the campus closing...
‘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...
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Gippsland farmer fined over animal cruelty offences
GIPPSLAND dairy farm manager Peter Hoffman has been fined $6500 with costs of $230.08 after pleading guilty to offending under the Prevention of Cruelty...
