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A quarantine worker tests positive for COVID-19

A hotel quarantine worker in Melbourne tested positive to coronavirus on Sunday.

Reduced duck season announced

The 2021 duck hunting season has been announced with a number of changes, infuriating those for and against the recreational activity.

MLA says we missed out again on train services

A new V/Line timetable unveiled this week by the state government doesn't provide additional services for Gippsland train passengers.

Land costs will hamper plans for plantations

The rising cost of agricultural land in Gippsland will greatly hamper the state government's plan to base the region's forestry industry on plantations, according to the industry's peak body.

Council gives its blessing to solar farm

THE $125 million solar farm proposed for Perry Bridge will be a step towards Wellington Shire becoming a leader in renewable energy, according to a councillor.

Celebrating our unique wetlands

Tuesday was World Wetlands Day, celebrating the unique values and benefits of wetlands and their conservation.

Major hydrogen milestones

The world-first Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain pilot plant reached a major milestone last week when the project began successfully producing hydrogen from Latrobe Valley brown coal.

Numbers up at Boisdale Consolidated school

School is back in a big way at Boisdale Consolidated Primary School, with 30 new students beginning this year and taking the total enrolment to 250.

Indoor mask rule returns

Wearing masks indoors is back, household visitor limits have reduced and a return to work cap has been paused after a hotel quarantine worker tested positive to COVID-19 on Wednesday.

Filmed in Loch Sport

An independent movie filmed in Loch Sport will premiere soon in Melbourne.

New name, album for Harry Hook

The Sale Memorial Hall may have sat empty for most of 2020 as the pandemic saw the end of social events, but anyone walking past this iconic building at night may have seen a light flickering.

Killing wildlife part of a ‘larger cultural issue’

Golden Beach residents say the killing last week of three emu chicks highlights a larger cultural issue of disrespect for wildlife, rampant drug use and a "cowboy" mentality among a small subset of residents.

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