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Twenty attend child’s party in the Latrobe Valley

On Saturday, police issued 192 fines to people for breaching Chief Health Officer directions, including 20 fines for failing to wear a face covering, 26 at vehicle checkpoints and 69 for curfew breached.

More COVID-19 data

The state government has released a new dashboard to provide local communities with more coronavirus case data relevant to them.

Maffra teen’s late night crash and dash

A 17-year-old from Maffra has been issued with breaching COVID-19 directives, after he allegedly crashed a car into a Maffra fence at the weekend and fled the scene on foot.

Minor flooding at Rosedale

It was a touch wet around Rosedale this week.

Sale’s new artwork

A scultpure has been installed at the Port of Sale, between the canal and the Wellington Centre.

High fuel loads have led to catastrophic fires

Mistakes in the Stretton Royal commission into the 1939 bushfires - misunderstanding the role of lightning and traditional Indigenous land and fire management - have distorted bushfire policy over the years, according to the Mountain Cattlemen's Association of Victoria.

Avian influenza: People urged to report sick or dead birds

Agriculture Victoria has now depopulated four poultry farms confirmed to have avian influenza in East Gippsland and the Golden Plains shires.

Gippsland black spot funding

Gippsland has secured nearly 10 per cent of the funding allocated to Victoria from a federal government program to improve road safety black spots.

Cop shop campaign

A Loch Sport resident is campaigning for a permanently manned police station in Loch Sport, amid concerns about increasing crime and the small town's distance to the main station in Sale.

Fatal collision at Sarsfield

A man has died after the car he was driving collided with a truck on the Great Alpine Road at Sarsfield this morning.

State of Emergency could be extended for 12 months (updated)

UPDATED | Premier Daniel Andrews on Monday announced the government will move to extend the State of Emergency for up to 12 months.

La Nina likelihood

The Bureau of Meteorology's prediction of a La Nina rain pattern is being welcomed across Gippsland, but local farmers are still cautious about proclaiming an end to the ongoing dry.

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