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Victoria’s new ‘traffic light’ system to help simplify travel messages

Victoria has established a new permit system for all domestic travel into the state, helping to support Victoria's rapid contact tracing efforts and giving Victorians greater certainty when they travel.

Vaccine roll-out plan

Local doctors are urging Gippsland communities to embrace the COVID-19 vaccine Pfizer, which will be rolled out across Australia within six weeks.

Vandals target Maffra street

Homes in McMillan St, Maffra, were targeted by vandals overnight Saturday, with home owners collectively facing hundreds of dollars to clean up the mess.

Police warning on illegal bikes

Local police are warning the riders of illegally converted motorised bicycles they risk hefty fines and possible demerit points for road rule violations.

Visitor restrictions tightened at CGH

Central Gippsland Health has again tightened the rules around visitors following the recent increase in COVID numbers in Victoria.

Renaming our rivers?

Gippsland communities are invited to have a say on two state government place naming projects to encourage the use of Aboriginal words and female names as a way of "decolonising the landscape" and erasing the patriarchal stain of early settlement.

Summer fun

Holidaymakers have flocked to Gippsland for the summer holidays, with thousands of tourists visiting the Wellington Shire to enjoy the region's beautiful beaches and charming rural towns.

A different sort of doughnut day brings sweet success for local police

Suspects with a penchant for junk food have been apprehended by police, after doughnuts and pies were stolen from a Sale service station.

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.

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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...