Vaccination plan out of COVID
AUSTRALIA will transition from trying to suppress COVID-19 to living with the disease — once enough of the population is vaccinated.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison...
Work begins on the final stages of the Princes Highway duplication
THE final three stages of the duplication of the Princes Highway between Traralgon and Sale are finally underway.
Currently, road builders’ compounds are under construction,...
Joyce should ‘demonstrate some maturity’ — Chester
GIPPSLAND MHR has called on Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce to “demonstrate some maturity” and apologise to Victorians for his “insensitive” remarks about the...
Upgrade planned for Heyfield RSL
HEYFIELD RSL, which recently marked its centenary, will receive $19,000 for upgrades to its hall under the Veterans Capital Works Grant Program.
The Veterans Capital...
Mixed messaging over vaccine frustrates GPs
GIPPSLANDERS aged under 40 will now be able to access the AstraZeneca vaccine, following a major shift in federal government advice, but the Australian...
AstraZeneca available for people aged under 40
People aged under 40 will now be able to access the AstraZeneca vaccine, following a major shift in government policy.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has...
Telstra works begin in Sale this Friday
Works to Telstra's 5G network will begin in Sale this Friday, after being postponed in the aftermath of the storms.
The works are expected to...
Wage theft will be a crime from July 1 in Victoria
Victoria's wage theft laws will soon be in force, meaning as of July 1, it will become a crime for an employer in Victoria...
Palmer flyer dangerous and misleading, according to local GP
AN inaccurate anti-vaccination flyer drop locally has frustrated the region’s health workers, with one local GP calling out the flyer as dangerously and deliberately...
Flooding exacerbates the noise of Dutson bombing exercises
A SUCCESSION of loud blasts and earth-shattering vibrations last week shook homes throughout the shire and caused pets and farm animals to bolt.
The blasts...
Smoking and lung-related issues are higher in Gippsland
Twenty per cent of Gippslanders smoke, compared with the Victorian average of 13 per cent, prompting a Gippsland doctor to urge smokers to explore...
Jenny’s helping to shine a light on scleroderma
Fourteen years ago, when in her late 30s, Sale woman Jenny Banwell received some unexpected news that turned her life upside down.
Out of the...
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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...
