Timber festival here to stay
Stefan Bradley
“CAN you imagine Heyfield without timber?”
These were the words that opened the Gippsland Times coverage of the 2023 Heyfield Timber Festival, which took...
Funds for Rosedale RSL
By TOM PARRY
ROSEDALE RSL Sub-Branch has received a state government grant to upgrade its Hall on Hood St.
The non-profit organisation was allocated $7900...
Rotary Pride of Workmanship awards
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
TWO Traralgon Centre Plaza employees were awarded Rotary Pride of Workmanship Awards at the ceremony held at the Traralgon Golf Club recently....
Chester kicked out after taking PM to task
FEDERAL Member for Gippsland Darren Chester caused a stir in Parliament last Thursday, May 25 via a fierce exchange with the Prime Minister.
Mr Chester...
Budget lockup: behind the scenes
By STEFAN BRADLEY
REPORTERS gathered in a room at 55 Collins Place, Melbourne on Tuesday, May 23.
Treasurer Tim Pallas' many months of work was finally...
Heyfield reacts to timber axe
By ZOE ASKEW
HEYFIELD is rife with anger, uncertainty, distrust, and sadness in the aftermath of the state government’s shock announcement last week to...
Morwell presence confirmed for SEC
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
THE state government confirmed its commitment to bringing the SEC back into action at the budget announcement on Tuesday, May 23.
Last year,...
Crown Hotel wins excellence award
By TOM HAYES
CROWN Hotel, Traralgon has had a night out at the Australian Hotel Association (AHA) 2023 State Awards for Excellence.
At the Crown Palladium...
Funds for Latrobe Valley Authority
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC
THE Latrobe Valley received significant attention in the 2023/2024 State Budget, that was handed down last Tuesday, May 23.
To the shock of...
End of native timber harvesting
By LIAM DURKIN
SHOCKWAVES reverberated around the community on Tuesday, May 23 after the state government announced native timber harvesting in Victoria would come to...
Looking at the spin and the facts
COMMENT
By JOHN CAMERON
State gov forestry spin
AT the budget presentation, the state government announced $200 million for Victorian workers and their families to transition away...
Buy buns for breast cancer research
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC AND JASMINE GURNEY*
TRARALGON Baker's Delight will be pink for the next few weeks as they raise money for breast cancer research.
Baker's...
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