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All 12 offshore wind projects off Gippsland coast listed

THE federal government has granted 12 feasibility licences for offshore wind projects off Gippsland’s coast in Victoria. The first six listed here received their...

Gippsland Dawn Offshore Wind Project awarded feasibility licence

Gippsland Dawn Offshore Wind Project has been awarded a feasibility licence by the federal government to further its development plans. BlueFloat Energy, the proponent...

Cows helping Fulham prisoners create careers

Stefan Bradley YOU COMPLETE your time and leave prison, but then what? For Fulham Correctional Centre prisoners, career-creating cows are the answer. Men at Fulham Correctional...

Cool Wheels – Sale Food Support’s new refrigerated vans to deliver perishables to Wellington...

Sale Food Support hit the road with a new refrigerated van last week, thanks to a $70,000 donation from electricity distributor AusNet, through its...

Victorian Transport Association talks reducing road risk at Sale forum

Stefan Bradley VICTORIAN Transport Association (VTA), representing the state’s freight and logistics industry, brought its free regional road safety forum back to Sale on July...

Maffra Municipal Band to perform ‘Winter Melodies’ at The Wedge

THE Maffra Municipal Band will perform 'Winter Melodies' at the Wedge Performing Arts Centre on Sunday, August 25. From one band of 12 members, the...

Wellington Shire Council in Melbourne to advocates for regional infrastructure at state parliament

Wellington Shire Council recently met with State Minister for Planning, Sonya Kilkenny and Lily D'Ambrosio, Minister for Climate Action at Parliament House in Melbourne...

Victorian funding overhaul – hospital merges ruled out

Tom Hayes THE state government has announced a $1.5 billion overhaul of the health sector, with the implications for Gippsland being assessed by local health...

Roadside drug testing has begun in Stratford

ROADSIDE drug testing began in Stratford on August 1. Police will have their sights set on drug drivers after an expansion of the force's roadside...

Woodside Primary School receives funding for maintenance works

Woodside Primary School is receiving over $500,000 for maintenance works as part of the state government's Planned Maintenance Program. The program's projects are chosen through...

John Leslie Art Prize finalists announced

GIPPSLAND Art Gallery says it is delighted to announce this year's finalists for the $30,000 John Leslie Art Prize for landscape painting. A total of...

Celebrating International Lefthanders Day after local pushes for better teacher resources

Stefan Bradley TODAY is International Lefthanders Day, which for Maffra West Upper resident Kate Axford is the perfect time to raise awareness about the challenges...

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Loch Sport home burns down, man escapes with serious injury

A LOCH Sport home burnt down on Thursday morning after a portable camping cooktop reportedly exploded in the kitchen. The incident on Kookaburra St occurred...