Questions over buyout
A local politician says new information proves the state government underpaid Gippsland Lakes commercial fishermen on their fishing equipment compensation, as part of their buyout of licences.
Concerns Hazelwood’s ash dumps could affect lakes
Concerns the retired power station Hazelwood could potentially contaminate the Gippsland Lakes have been raised by environmental lawyers.
New leads in homicide investigation
Police have shared new leads on a homicide investigation into the suspicious disappearance of a man last seen in Perry Bridge over a year ago, in the hopes someone locally will come forth with information.
Police investigate assault between Sale and Stratford
Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault which took place between Sale and Stratford.
No active cases in Gippsland
There were 1567 cases of coronavirus across Victoria - six more than Sunday - when the Gippsland Times went to print Monday morning.
Sit-down meals and drinks from June 1
Victorians will be able to tuck into a meal, enjoy a latte or even sip a beer inside a café, restaurant or pub under the next stage of lifted restrictions.
McNarama is jailed again
Marist Brother Gerard McNamara was again jailed on Friday, after pleading guilty earlier this month to the indecent assault of four boys and the physical assault of another.
Maffra crash claims two lives
UPDATED: A man and woman have died following a single vehicle crash in Maffra on Thursday afternoon.
New dome for Maffra
Maffra and District Agricultural Society will receive more than $254,000 from the federal government to build an all-weather dome over part of its cattle pavilion.
Open for inspections and auctions can now return
Real estate agents in Sale have welcomed the state government's decision to allow 'open for inspections' and on-site property auctions to return with restrictions.
Local councils persist despite withdrawals
Wellington and East Gippsland shire councils will continue looking at ways to share services after two other councils withdrew from an initiative.
Brumbies not protected
Victorian National Parks Association and the Invasive Species Council have welcomed last week's Federal Court ruling that feral horses on Victoria's Bogong High Plains are not a protected species.





