Tag: gippsland
Smoking and lung-related issues are higher in Gippsland
Twenty per cent of Gippslanders smoke, compared with the Victorian average of 13 per cent, prompting a Gippsland doctor to urge smokers to explore...
Jenny’s helping to shine a light on scleroderma
Fourteen years ago, when in her late 30s, Sale woman Jenny Banwell received some unexpected news that turned her life upside down.
Out of the...
Blazeaid seeks volunteers in Heyfield
Volunteer group Blazeaid is seeking coordinators and volunteers to help them rebuild fences and other structures damaged during recent storms and floods.
The volunteer-based organisation...
NGFNL footy wrap up: City edges out Glengarry
Liam Durkin
THE North Gippsland Football-Netball League went in a different direction to other local football netball leagues, simply deciding to pick up the season...
Gippsland League football resumes: Magpies swoop on Tigers
AFTER a three week absence, Gippsland League resumed its season at the weekend.
Matches originally scheduled for round 10 went ahead in what was effectively...
Gippsland begins the rough road to recovery
Department of Transport crews have been working hard to clear large amounts of debris from roads across the region, following recent wild storms.
Huge Mountain...
Council advocating for more transport options
CONVERSATIONS about the transport challenges for people living and working in regional and rural areas needs to be broader than just looking at allowing...
‘Play on’ for local sport
THE easing of COVID restrictions has paved the way for senior sport to resume this weekend.
The ban on movement between metropolitan Melbourne and regional...
Soccer kicks off again
THE Latrobe Valley Soccer League season will resume this weekend after a three-week break.
Scheduled home games for Fortuna and Traralgon City have been reversed...
Storm, flood clean-up
THE clean-up continues across Wellington Shire following last week’s storm, as local volunteers rolled up their sleeves and mopped up the aftermath of floodwaters...
Joey rescued from rising floodwaters in Pearsondale
DOZENS of heart-warming tales of rescue, heroism and acts of kindness have come out of last week's floods, including a touching story of an...
Rain expected Friday, but no severe weather
AUTHORITIES are warning people to stay alert but not alarmed, as rain falls on Friday and Saturday in Gippsland.
The Bureau of Meteorology is stressing...

















