Council steps in to clean up highway
                    The western entry to Sale should be a lot tidier this Christmas now work has begun along the Princes Highway at Wurruk following expressions of community concern.                
            Massive loads delivered to gas conditioning plant
                    Oversize equipment transporters have in recent weeks moved a number of massive loads to Esso's Longford Gas plant.                
            ExxonMobil begins Turrum field drilling
                    ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Australia is drilling five new wells at the Turrum field in Bass Strait to develop new gas supplies.                
            Beach drowning
                    Police will prepare a report for the Coroner following the death of a man at Venus Bay on Sunday afternoon.                
            Exxon pulls out of on-shore gas
                    ExxonMobil is reported to have ended the Victoria Natural Gas joint venture it formed with Ignite Energy Resources in mid-2012.                
            Bull and Northe in shadow cabinet
                    Gippsland MPs Tim Bull and Russell Northe have both been handed positions in the shadow cabinet.                
            Increase in drugged driver numbers
                    Wellington Highway Patrol has reported a dramatic increase in drugged drivers during the past two weeks.                
            Shooters blast Liberals from the upper house
                    The Shooters and Fishers Party has claimed one of five Legislative Council seats for the Eastern Victoria region.                
            RAAF base decision still up in the air
                    An announcement of the future location of the Australian Defence Force's Basic Flight Training School is now expected to be made in the first quarter of next year.                
            Lightning sparks fire near Loch Sport
                    A lightning strike is the likely cause of a fire near Loch Sport this week.                
            Bull locks horns over cattle
                    The decision to cancel the Wonnangatta Valley grazing trial was short-sighted and did not allow for benefits to be fully considered, according to Gippsland East MLA Tim Bull.                
            Quad bike farm fatality
                    A 59-year-old woman has died after she was involved in a quad bike accident on her property in the hills above Devon North on Saturday.                
             
                