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Potential for prisoners to be treated ‘unfairly’

A VICTORIAN Ombudsman investigation has found prisoner disciplinary hearings are still done "in the dark" and the potential for unfairness remains rife. Across Victoria's 14...

COVID rules change again

**** UPDATE **** MEDIA reports suggest Melbourne will go into a snap lockdown from midnight tonight because of a growing COVID outbreak. Authorities have been discussing...

Loch Sport couple die in Tasmania crash

THE members of a Loch Sport church died at the weekend while holidaying in Tasmania. Nathan and Chei David, both 46, died soon after the...

Police seek witnesses for early morning baseball bat assault in Sale

POLICE are calling for witnesses following an unprovoked early morning assault involving a baseball bat in Fitzroy St, Sale, at the weekend. Two offenders approached...

Boat stolen from Hollands Landing

POLICE are looking for information regarding a boat stolen from Hollands Landing in March. On Friday, March 5, a four meter, 1995 model Quintex runabout...

Minister on future of timber in Gippsland: ‘More to say shortly’

IT seems the state government will have "more to say shortly" on a range of questions timber workers and their families have been waiting...

Beloved pet mauled to death in Wurruk

THE devastated owner of a dog which was mauled to death by another dog on Thursday evening in Wurruk is appealing for public assistance...

ASH is working to diversify

HEYFIELD'S Australian Sustainable Hardwoods is set to become the first company in Australia to manufacture engineered flooring from plantation timber, after receiving a state...

‘Booth’, ‘Mallett’, ‘Djambies’: The shire’s newest place names

THE late Denis Booth will be honoured with a street to be named after him. The name 'Booth' will be added to Wellington Shire Council's...

Huge relief after finally finding a place to call home in the Latrobe Valley

A FORMER Sale resident who struggled to find rental accommodation after being forced to vacate his unit is warning others to be wary of...

Awarding of contract to German company over ASH is slammed

A EUROPEAN company has been chosen above Heyfield’s Australian Sustainable Hardwoods to supply a major timber structure for Melbourne’s new underground Anzac metro station,...

Farmers want federal climate action

MEMBERS of Farmers for Climate Action are calling on Gippsland MHR Darren Chester to take the message to Parliament that farmers want stronger action...

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GLaWAC celebrates culture and country during NAIDOC Week in Stratford

MORE than 1500 people from across Gippsland attended GLaWAC’s annual NAIDOC Family Day in Stratford last Thursday, with First Nations community, their families, and...