CFA volunteers down 20pc: report
A NEW report has revealed volunteer firefighter numbers are down more than 20 per cent over the past decade.
Victoria has 28,906 operational CFA volunteers...
Celebrating Gippsland Lakes for our common future
World Wetlands Day – held on February 2 – was seen as a chance to stop and reflect on the Gippsland Lakes – renowned...
Home prices dip in Gippsland
Home prices in the Latrobe-Gippsland region have fallen 2.38 per cent over the past year in keeping with the trend seen in regional Victoria...
One Gippsland new leadership
One Gippsland has elected a new leadership team to lead the organisation for the next 12 months.
South Gippsland Shire councillor Nathan Hersey was elected...
Time for Gippsland succulent to bloom
Katrina Brandon
HIDDEN away within the Gippsland hills is an agave americana (century or half-century plant) that blooms only every 10 to 25 years.
Now, the...
Grammar to search for new principal
Gippsland Grammar could take 12 months before appointing a new principal.
Michele Wakeham resigned last last year, having been appointed to the position at the...
Stating the case for nuclear power
Philip Hopkins
AMERICAN nuclear experts claimed during a recent information night in Morwell that a nuclear power station in the Latrobe Valley could create thousands...
Offshore wind projects at risk, nuclear opponent claims
The Latrobe Valley organiser for Environment Victoria Hayley Sestokas has slammed a pro-nuclear event that took place in Morwell, saying they could put at...
Australia Day honours in Stratford
The Lions Club of Stratford, in conjunction with the Wellington Shire Council, held an Australian Day celebration at the Stratford Mechanics Hall.
The community came...
Top global trends in food, agri to 2030
Changed eating patterns due to the rising use of anti-obesity drugs, a shift towards in-home alcohol consumption and increasing demand for dairy products tailored...
Stratford-Maffra Rd speed limit reduced
David Braithwaite
The reduction of the speed limit along Stratford-Maffra Rd has raised the eyebrows of many locals.
The limit was recently lowered from 100 to...
Boost for start-up businesses in former forestry towns
THE state government says it is helping to create more jobs in former forestry towns, increasing employment and delivering a boost to the local...
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Maffra Band Spring Concert at Maffra Memorial Hall
Spring into spring with Maffra Municipal Band’s gala concert on Sunday, August 31, from 2pm to 4.30pm at the Maffra Memorial Hall.
Tickets are $10,...
