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Zero COVID cases detected on Thursday in Victoria

Victoria recorded zero new coronavirus cases on Thursday morning.

Stage set for restart of onshore gas industry

Research examining gas exploration in Victoria has supported the potential for more underground gas storage and offshore gas development in Victoria, and found that an onshore conventional gas industry would not compromise the state's environmental and agricultural credentials.

Police investigate Morwell hit and run collision

Police are investigating following a hit run collision involving an unknown young child in Morwell on Sunday.

Feds and state roadworks blitz

Twelve federally-funded projects to upgrade the Princes Highway in Gippsland were announced last month, while the state government spruiks its maintenance blitz across Gippsland's roads during summer.

Woman tries to evade checkpoint

Police arrested a woman who allegedly evaded a COVID-19 checkpoint in east Gippsland last week.

Leave before fire starts, the CFA is urging

Almost half of all Victorians living in areas at high risk of bushfire could be risking their lives by opting to 'wait and see' rather than 'leave early' on high-risk fire days, a CFA survey has revealed.

Visitors flock to the area

While celebrations to bring in 2021 were thrown into chaos after the rules around mask wearing and numbers gathering in homes were tightened on New Year's Eve, holidaymakers in various places across Wellington Shire still made the most of the kind summer weather and hospitality of local providers.

COVID: Gippslanders urged to be vigilant

Gippslanders who may have had close contact with anyone infected with COVID -19 are being urged to get tested, with several sites across Gippsland now being named as exposure sites.

Dramatic arrest following Sale burlgary

A dramatic arrest followed an alleged burglary in Sale on Saturday.

Buoyant retail sales

Consumers who embraced the 'shop local' message this Christmas have helped traders enjoy a bumper December after a year of disaster.

Securing Glenmaggie and Coongulla water supplies

Gippsland Water will secure Coongulla and Glenmaggie's water supply for the future, as part of a multi-million dollar project beginning next year.

Warning we could lose our Burranan dolphins

The Gippsland Lakes could lose its iconic Burrunan dolphins within decades to a fatal skin disease caused by the changing climate, a study has found.

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