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The highly emotive debate over the culling of brumbies in the high plains took a new turn this week, when Omeo cattleman Philip Maguire embarked on a mustering trip through the treacherous snow-capped High Country to bring back about 100 brumbies surviving between the town of Benambra and the Snowy River.

A Stratford woman is calling for a thief who took 23 of her beloved, rare Vorwerk chooks to return them, unharmed.

A horrifying dog attack in Maffra on Thursday has re-ignited calls for animal control laws to be strengthened and rogue dog owners to be held more accountable.

Last week's announcement hunters can now travel from their homes to go duck hunting has been a welcome call for some, but animal welfare advocates predict this duck season could be the state's last.

Wellington Shire Council will establish a taskforce to lobby the state government regarding the proposed phasing out of native timber harvesting in Victoria.

Local football clubs can return to training from Monday, but soccer clubs will wait until next month.

Concerns the retired power station Hazelwood could potentially contaminate the Gippsland Lakes have been raised by environmental lawyers.

Gippsland Art Gallery will soon launch an exciting new online platform to bring the entire 2240-piece collection to people's homes, all over the world.

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.

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 are appealing for witnesses to an assault which took place between Sale and Stratford.

There were 1567 cases of coronavirus across Victoria - six more than Sunday - when the Gippsland Times went to print Monday morning.