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Concerns over high fuel loads in Loch Sport area

Loch Sport residents facing a dry, hot summer are on high alert, with some fearing high fuel loads in and around the isolated coastal town are putting them in danger.

Delays on flood mapping as shire waits for state

Wellington Shire Council could delay further updates to its flood mapping and flood policy.

Knights in shining armour bearing gifts

This year's Red Knights Keith Hamilton Toy Run will feature teddy bears made by prisoners from Fulham Correctional Centre.

Ride puts the spotlight on mental health

A group of eight paramedics and emergency service workers on motorbikes stopped in Maffra and Sale on Wednesday as part of a four-day ride through the state to highlight the importance of mental health.

Blue Pool camping ground to have a major upgrade

The Blue Pool camping ground, north of Briagolong, is being improved to provide a better experience for campers and day visitors and to better protect the site.

Fundraising to help local premature babies

A not-for-profit group which supports the care of newborns is hoping to garner community support to raise money to help sick and premature babies born at Sale Hospital.

Comben now part of the mob

Charlie Comben has the chance to live a childhood dream after being selected by North Melbourne in the AFL draft last week.

CarbonNet drill rig on the way to test rocks

A 150 metre tall drilling rig has arrived in Port Phillip Bay before heading along the coast to spend the summer in Gippsland, testing rocks that could store carbon dioxide.

O’Brien wants to see more water for irrigation

The state government needs to get serious about expanding irrigation in central Gippsland, according to Gippsland South MLA Danny O'Brien.

Hospitals call out family violence

Staff at Sale Hospital joined hospitals around the region on Monday in a symbolic gesture to remember women in Australia who have lost their lives as a result of family violence.

Great, great grandmother celebrates a century

Turning 100 is something most would agree is worth celebrating, but it's not the only milestone of note for much-loved great, great grandmother Margaret Denham (nee Burke and formerly Lyndon).

Timber workers rally

A sea of high-vis workers rallied on the steps of state parliament in Melbourne on Tuesday, as timber workers protested the state government's decision to ban native timber harvesting from 2030.

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