Less than half of cool burns target completed
An independent report has revealed Victoria did not reach half of its fuel reduction burn target over the past four years.
Residents want council to examine the rules surrounding tree removals
Stratford residents are calling on Wellington Shire Council to reconsider tree removal in new estates, following the recent felling of hundreds of mature gums.
Changes to restrictions
The household bubble has been scrapped and up to 110 people can attend individual restaurants in regional Victoria, under changes to restrictions announced on Sunday.
Restrictions to ease from midnight tonight
Some restrictions across regional Victoria will change from midnight tonight.
Man seriously assaulted during Traralgon home invasion
Latrobe Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked during a home invasion in Traralgon on Wednesday night.
Newry’s ‘flood risk’
The amount of vegetation around a local bridge could result in a repeat of a devastating flood which swept through Newry 13 years ago.
Helping farmers in need
Robyn Fraser knows only too well that the people who need help the most are often the last ones to put their hands out.
More cops on the local beat
More than 20 new police officers have begun work across the Bairnsdale division since July, as part of the biggest spend on regional policing in Victoria Polices 167-year history.
Helping people cope in isolation
Monash Medical students are reaching out to Gippsland communities in a publicspirited initiative to help keep people connected during COVID-19 restrictions.
Works are continuing in Maffra’s main street
The busy commercial heart of Maffra will be safer when Wellington Shire's $3.3 million streetscape renewal project is complete.
It’s ‘too late’ to establish new hardwood plantations
The Victorian government is putting Gippsland timber industry jobs at risk with its "snail's pace attempts" at establishing new timber plantations, according to the opponents of the state's recently re-announced plantation plan.
East Gippsland COVID case is now counted in Melbourne numbers
As of Thursday morning, there were eight cases of COVID-19 in regional Victoria.
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Fortnightly red bins to stay, review after 12 months
General waste will continue to be collected fortnightly across Wellington Shire. After considering a petition calling for weekly general waste collection to return at...
