Headspace opening soon in Sale
Young people in Wellington Shire will soon have access to specialised mental health support delivered online by a new Headspace satellite in Sale, as soon as the end of this month.
Funding disadvantages regional publishers
The federal government has announced 107 regional publishers and broadcasters who applied to the Public Interest News Gathering program will receive a share of $50 million in funding committed to support regional news services in 2020-21.
No injuries from Sale collision
A two-car collision in Sale Monday morning fortunately resulted in no injuries.
State coughs up money
A decade after works first began, the Princes Highway duplication between Sale and Traralgon finally has the state funding contribution to be completed.
Fight has only just begun
Wellington Shire Council will write to Bunnings and parent company to explain the potential economic impacts of its decision to cease sourcing timber from Australian Sustainable Hardwoods in Heyfield.
Heyfield’s mini electricity grid aspirations on track
Heyfield is on track to become a model town for communities across Australia interested in setting up their own mini electricity grid.
British firm named as main Fingerboards mine investor
A British private equity firm has been named as the major investor in the company behind the proposed Fingerboards minerals sands mine in Glenaladale.
‘Alpine grazing reduces blazing’
The Mountain Cattlemen's Association of Victoria wants cattle grazing re-examined as a fire management tool.
Gippsland hit hard by drought, fire and COVID-19
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics have revealed the effect the COVID-19 crisis and the January bushfires have had on employment across rural and regional Victoria, and in particular Gippsland.
Shock decision
Hardware giant Bunnings' decision to discontinue sourcing timber from VicForests is being widely condemned in Gippsland, at a time when the region is reeling from the triple hit of drought, fires and COVID-19.
Gippsland man is jailed over child abuse, incest
A man who began sexually abusing his daughter when she was 18 months old was sentenced on Monday to 16 years in prison, after pleading guilty to 14 charges.
Hotspots, flight diversions and a quarantine inquiry
Hotspots in Melbourne returned to stage three social distancing restrictions overnight on Wednesday, flights have been diverted from Melbourne and an inquiry into a breach into the hotel quarantine program will be established, as Victoria continues to record significant COVID-19 case numbers through community transmission.
Latest News
Next two Gippsland Times issues a day early
The Gippsland Times will be published a day earlier the next two weeks.
Issues will hit the newsstands on Tuesday, December 23, and Tuesday, December...
