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Gippsland historian Peter Gardner is considered by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria as "the expert" on Angus McMillan. Mr Gardner's work has been widely referred to throughout the McMillan cairns debate, both in favour of retaining and removing the cairns. Mr Gardner submitted this piece to the Gippsland Times explaining his view.

CarbonNet, the state and federal governmentfunded project to find ways to capture and safely store carbon dioxide from fossil fuel industries, has indicated a better than expected potential for sub-sea storage of captured carbon dioxide.

All of Victoria's hardwood timber processors have formed a new association to fight the state government's decision to transition the native forest industry.

Most of Gippsland's football and netball leagues pulled the pin on senior seasons across the weekend.

The proposed second Bass Strait interconnector, known as Marinus Link, has been given fast-track approval by the federal government.

Stratford's colourful and eclectic Turkish Magic was inundated with customers at the weekend, who came out in droves for one last opportunity to visit the store.

Premier Daniel Andrews has warned local lockdowns may be a possibility if COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise, as a testing "blitz" rolls out across the state.

The state government will spend $500,000 to fund a study which will look at expanding irrigation in central Gippsland.

HVP Plantations has taken responsibility for a spray drift incident in Holey Plains State Park, which is affecting regenerating trees and other vegetation recovering from bushfire.

Monsignor Greg Bennet has been appointed by Pope Francis as the 10th Catholic Bishop of Sale.

Omeo cattleman Phil Maguire is taking his fight to save High Country brumbies to the High Court, after he lost his legal bid to stop the cull of the horses in the Alpine National Park.

A suspected spray drift incident which is potentially affecting thousands of regenerating trees and other vegetation recovering from bushfire is being investigated by Agriculture Victoria.