Cool respite for firies
Firefighters battling blazes in hot conditions will recover more quickly this summer with Yallourn North Urban Fire Brigade becoming the CFA's first health monitoring and rehabilitation unit operator in Gippsland.
Rehab work plan processes slammed
The president of the Technical Review Board has slammed the process of rehabilitation works plans.
Demolition deadline for servo
The owner of an unfinished service station and shop at the gateway to Traralgon South wants the opportunity to complete the building, citing changed circumstances.
Holes discovered in lakes proposal
Rehabilitating the Latrobe Valley's mines into artificial lakes after power stations close down may be 'unfeasible'.
A league of their own
A new soccer competition has been formed to replace the Gippsland Soccer League central division from 2016 unless a compromise can be reached between the association and its member clubs.
On the road to safety
Pushbikes, cars and booze buses will be critical tools of the trade for local police in the next few weeks, as they carry out an operation to keep roads safe during the Christmas season.
Community generosity goes a long way
A group of hard-working women at Gippsland Multicultural Services have donated baby goods to Quantum Support Services for mothers and babies in need.
Enough’s enough: Period project highlights effects of family violence
Gippslanders want to support those in need. That is the message Gippsland Period Project organisers have taken from the initiative where more than 10,500 sanitary products will be distributed to the region's homeless community.
New soccer league mooted
The formation of a breakaway competition to the Gippsland Soccer League central division is set to be voted on tonight by a group of existing member clubs.
Department ‘misled’ community
The Department of Health published misleading information about whether there was an increase in deaths during the Hazelwood mine fire, the Board of Inquiry has found.
Enough’s enough: Community unites against family violence
Three hundred police referrals a month. That is the number Quantum Support Services in Gippsland has received for family violence incidents so far this financial year.
Sporting union to smash ice
METHAMPHETAMINE use in Gippsland will be tackled on the sporting field as local bodies band together to fight the drug destroying lives across country Victoria.