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Spud harvest time in Thorpdale

LIKE Christmas, some things come around every year, and in Thorpdale, it is the spud harvest.

Valentine’s Day still a winner

Florists were scrambling to change plans just two days before the most romantic day of the year when the state was forced into the sudden lockdown on Friday afternoon.

Folk festival goes online

The 19th Boolarra Folk Festival will stream online Saturday, February 27 at 2pm.

Gippsland produce is shining

Top end of Collins Street foodies are getting a taste of Gippsland in a new restaurant focusing on the region's finest produce.

Victoria’s snap lockdown has ended

Victoria's five-day snap lockdown will end as planned.

Stage 4 lockdown is our strictest yet

Regional Victoria is now in the midst of its strictest lockdown since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Truckie says ‘fatality is waiting to happen’

A Mirboo East truckie fears parts of the Grand Ridge Road are a "fatality waiting to happen" with B-double drivers being forced onto the wrong side of the road due to inaction on low-hanging trees.

Victoria will enter Stage 4 restrictions tonight

Victoria will go to Stage 4 restrictions at 11.59pm tonight, Premier Daniel Andrews announced this afternoon.

Sharing important stories

The tales of Gippsland's dark past are some of the stories in a new interactive website launched to share the voices from Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians.

Sophie’s balancing act

The Ballarat Cycle Classic will look a little bit different for unicyclist Sophie Fontaine.

Stoush erupts over paper use

Commonwealth departments ditched Australian-made copy paper manufactured from the Maryvale mill in favour of imported paper at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, a Senate hearing revealed.

Signing off

Another piece of Latrobe Valley history was taken away on Tuesday when the red Hazelwood sign came off the side of the former power station boiler house.

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