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Hunter gets support from visiting cyclists

THE Type 1 Challenge is a bike ride held annually to raise awareness and money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund.The cyclists involved are...

Speeding driver tests positive for drugs after being stopped by police

A SPEEDING driver who returned a positive drug test was nabbed by police near Rosedale on Good Friday.About 9.30pm Wellington Highway Patrol officers intercepted...

Police continue search for missing campers

POLICE returned to Wonnangatta Valley last week to continue their search for missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay.Members of police Search and Rescue...

Occupants of two vehicles escape serious injury

THE occupants of two vehicles involved in a collision near Sale Cemetery on Thursday afternoon all escaped serious injury.Police say the crash between a...

Scientists hop to it to save a special frog

GUIDED by a specialist team of threatened species scientists, Melbourne Zoo frog experts have ventured into the depths of Victoria's forests to collect tadpoles...

The TAFE Gippsland big build rollout continues

TWO new TAFE Gippsland facilities were officially opened in Gippsland's west last week, while Sale will have to wait a little longer for its...

Providing spark to generator project

DRAC Mechanical transported their third and final acoustic generator enclosure from Traralgon to the new Barwon Prison expansion, near Geelong on March 30.The generators,...

Buoyant about bio-manufacturing

A new $3.8 million bio-manufacturing training centre at TAFE Gippsland's Yallourn campus was opened on March 29 to help develop emerging industries and diversify...

Healthy result for new training centre

The region's childcare and nursing industries were given a leg-up when a revamped Health and Early Childhood Training Centre was officially opened at TAFE...

Split decision: AGL announces plans to divide itself into two separate businesses

Energy giant AGL has not ruled out ramping down or "mothballing" its coal units to meet market demand and cutting worker overtime as part...

A new draft feral horse plan out for comment

FINDING ways to re-home captured horses is a key part of the newest draft feral horse plan - even though interest in re-homing has...

Intersection review

THE Department of Transport will review road and traffic safety in the Wellington region, including the Airly Rd and Maffra-Stratford Rd intersections with the...

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GVC temporarily closing for much needed repairs

THE Gippsland Vehicle Collection (GVC) in Maffra will be temporarily closing at the end of January to replace its asbestos roof. It will reopen...