Home News Page 362

News

The boys (and girls) in blue

Heyfield Primary School students swapped their red uniforms for blue last Friday to mark World Children's Day.

Budget boons and busts

Gippsland will become one of six renewable energy zones, smoothing the way for solar and wind projects across the region.

Fatality raises concerns over Princes Highway intersection

The busy Hopkins Rd and Princes Highway intersection is not earmarked for more upgrades, despite a recent fatality and concerns the intersection is still dangerous.

Illegal buggy driving rips up Glomar Beach

Dune buggy drivers who are ripping up the sensitive and pristine dunes at Glomar Beach have been labelled "irresponsible" and "selfish" by residents.

Cindy’s story: Living with diabetes

More than 1000 Victorians have been diagnosed with type two diabetes in the past year, according to Diabetes Australia statistics.

Pleas to stop feeding, interacting with birds

A second magpie thought to be responsible for attacks on people in the Raymond St, Sale, mall will most likely be euthanised after authorities approved a Wellington Shire Council application to control wildlife.

Bullying allegations in Gippsland ambulance branches

Ambulance Victoria has asked the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission to launch an independent review into bullying and harassment alleged to be running rife in branches across the state, including in parts of south Gippsland.

‘Seeds in space’ project

Maffra Secondary College has been accepted as one of 150 school groups around the nation to be involved in an important piece of space research.

Daine’s big ride to support the mental health cause

Sale man Daine McGuiness is taking this year's Movember challenge to a new level, cycling 60 kilometres a day in the name of mental health.

The deaths of Burrunan dolphins investigated

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning is working with partner agencies to determine the cause of the recent deaths of several of the Gippsland Lakes Burrunan dolphins.

Drinking in the spring rain

The rains of spring have certainly been welcomed by farmers, but local waterways are enjoying the flush of fresh water too.

Proposal for Longford’s Abels and Boyle Rds to be sealed

Wellington Shire Council has moved a step closer to declaring a special charge scheme to upgrade unsealed roads in Longford.

Latest News

Protect against mozzies following Loch Sport RRV detection

Two authorities have issued advice to travellers and residents heading to Wellington Shire’s coastal areas after routine mosquito trapping in Loch Sport detected Ross...