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The state government's native timber transition plan has been labelled a sham by a local MP.

Welfare advocates have slammed the Real Estate Institute of Victoria's advice to landlords not to negotiate rent reductions following the extension of restrictions it claims have "shut down" the property market for an uncertain period.

A 75-megawatt solar farm near Toongabbie has been approved by state Planning Minister Richard Wynne.

The Forest Stewardship Council of Australia is under pressure over governance issues - to the extent FSC headquarters in Germany is understood to have threatened to de-register the Australian branch or appoint an administrator if the local certification body does not get its act together.

An online fundraising raffle organised by the family of a three-year-old Sale boy will help raise money for important gene therapy medical research.

After years of negotiations, light aircraft pilots are hopeful that change is underway to resolve long-standing access issues at West Sale Airport.

Land is being released for residential development across Wellington Shire's towns, with work continuing to meet future demand.

Recent threats and disingenuous claims by global tech giants Google and Facebook should be of concern for all Australians, according to the Country Press Association.

Construction continues to progress on the new bridge over the Avon River, with 18 of the bridge's massive beams lifted into place.

The state opposition has slammed the government's COVID-19 "roadmap" to reopening as putting Victorians on "a road to nowhere", arguing the "one-size-fits-all" plan was killing jobs in regional Victoria.

Wellington Shire Council is finalising an agreement for the federal government to fund upgrades to the Princes Highway through Sale.

The second progress report of the PFAS sub-committee's ongoing scrutiny of remediation in and around Defence bases has been presented to federal parliament.