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Fed Training future locally still unclear

The state government cannot confirm how its recently allocated $6.5 million in funding for Federation Training in Gippsland will be spent in Wellington Shire.

Kangaroo road safe trial is hailed a glowing success

A road safety experiment resulting in greater kangaroo visibility in Wellington Shire's coastal areas has been hailed a glowing success.

Yarram goes offline

Hundreds of Yarram Optus customers were left without reception for six days after an outage derailed the system last Friday, with some businesses facing thousands of dollars in lost sales and online marketing.

Contractors offered jobs back at much lower pay

A change in contractors for Esso’s Longford operations has led to fears of up to 150 job losses and “slashed” wages.

CGHS surgery boost

Central Gippsland Health Service will receive $4.1 million in funding to upgrade orthopaedic services, meaning an additional 400 procedures will be able to be offered locally.

Works planned at Loch Sport, for sure

Loch Sport's long-standing erosion issues will soon be fixed, with the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning intending to engage a contractor to undertake foreshore protection works.

Yarram services look healthier

Yarram and District Health Service hopes for some success recruiting GPs to the region, in the wake of the news of a new $4 million health care centre for Yarram.

Woman fronts court on drug charges

A 52-year-old woman fronted Sale Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, charged with possession of a trafficable quantity of drugs and a large amount of cash and jewellery.

Truck and car collide

A 24-year-old man has been flown to Melbourne with serious injuries, following a crash with a truck in Fulham on Monday evening.

State government rejects logging reserve swap

The state government has labelled Barnaby Joyce's comments on the Heyfield mill as "reckless" and "false hope".

Allegations of man chasing children

A Briagolong man is expected to be charged on summons with a number of offences following an incident in the town earlier this month.

Developing bio-manufacturing in Gippsland

Australian Paper, working with the CSIRO, a European technology leader and Federation University, is forging ahead with plans to create a bio-manufacturing hub in the Latrobe Valley that could generate several thousand jobs.

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