Nationals launch online petition
THE state government is not amalgamating local hospitals, and a government spokesperson says any suggestion it was is "simply scaremongering".Gippsland East MLA Tim Bull...
Gippsland GPs ‘responsive and agile’ to the pandemic
GIPPSLAND general practices proved agile and responsive to community and business needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.This was a key finding in a new paper...
Pfizer for many under-50s
THE federal government's COVID-19 vaccination program is expanding in Victoria, with a blitz planned for the coming month following delivery of more Pfizer vaccine,...
Businesses could face big fines for QR code breaches
VICTORIAN businesses found intentionally flouting the Chief Health Officer's rules - such as the requirement to use QR code systems - will be slapped...
Bushfire prevention policies need rethinking, study suggests
NEW information has emerged regarding the severity of the 2019 and 2020 'Black Summer' bushfires, suggesting drought and hot dry westerly winds were mostly...
Pfizer for many under-50s
THE federal government's COVID-19 vaccination program is expanding in Victoria, with a blitz planned for the coming month following delivery of more Pfizer vaccine,...
Tasty project
THE Latrobe Valley is receiving a $10 million state government windfall to turn an 89 hectare parcel of land on Princes Drive into a...
Ripper returns to council
STRATFORD resident Carmel Ripper will be sworn in as a Wellington Shire councillor during Tuesday night's council meeting.Ms Ripper, was last week declared the...
Barrier Breakers building renamed to honour founder
THE seeds of ground-breaking mental health support service Barrier Breakers were sown decades ago, when founder Derek Amos was growing up in the 1950s...
A big-spend budget to boost COVID recovery
David Braithwaite
THE 2021-22 federal budget aims to create 250,000 jobs to help Australia recover from the economic hit of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The budget also...
Cold, wet week for Wellington
Sarah Luke
IT'S been a cold, wet week across Wellington Shire, with weather warnings, winter warmers and wellie boots firmly on the radar for most...
Pfizer coming to Sale
ACCESS to the Pfizer vaccine will soon be offered in Sale to eligible people for the first time.
Wellington's first COVID-19 vaccine community clinic will...
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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....
