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Fire agencies urge caution as fire risk increases

Fire agencies continue to prepare for increased fire risk across Gippsland for New Year's eve and are urging the community to do the same.

Morwell man dies following car crash

A 70 year-old man involved in a single vehicle crash on 22 December has died.

No excuses

Authorities are warning they will take a zero tolerance approach to campers ignoring fire restrictions in Gippsland this summer.

Worthy cause in Nepal

Instead of spending the summer break soaking up the sun at the beach, two Hazelwood North residents will head to remote Nepal to volunteer their time to the less fortunate.

Total Fire Ban: What can I do?

NO - Campfires, fires for warmth or personal comfort are banned. Solid and liquid fuel barbecues and ovens are also banned.YES - Barbecues that...

New offer on the table for Loy Yang workers

Unions are expected to again reject a stripped-back enterprise bargaining agreement proposal tabled by AGL Loy Yang last week, pushing the company and its workers further towards an industrial dispute.

Time to grow potential

For those wondering what the Get Sunflowered project is bringing to the region, ReActivate Latrobe Valley committee member Peter Gibbons has the answer: jobs.

Council feels the heat

A barrage of criticism on social media has prompted Latrobe City Council to change its outdoor pool opening hours on hot days.

Illegal waste dumping conviction

A Gippsland-based waste company has been found guilty of illegally dumping industrial waste at Bairnsdale and Cann River landfills in 2012.

Push for critical facilities

Mental health advocacy group Barrier Breakers is calling on governments to develop mental health and drug facilities in central Gippsland.

Morwell man dies following crash

A 70 year-old man who was trapped in his car for more than an hour after a crash on Tuesday has died.

The place to be in the early 1900s

It's home to the largest known example of an English Elm in the state, was the most popular picnic and recreation holiday spot in the 1900s and it's just outside of Traralgon.

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