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Restrictions end

Authorities battled 565 grass and bushfires across Gippsland this summer, during Victoria's most active fire season in four years.

Builders stay ‘optimistic’

A small increase in the number of home renovations across Gippsland has been hailed as a ray of hope for the local building industry.

Ambulance dispute ongoing

THE long-standing dispute over pay and conditions for local paramedics looks no closer to being resolved following a series of meetings last week.

Carving out some support

A handmade coffee table will be raffled off to raise money for an acquired brain injury support organisation.

Report off the mark

THE State Government has been accused of trying to politicise a drainage problem affecting Morwell's Wallace Street residents rather than "fixing the problem itself".

Boost to benefit Moe

Moe-based builders are optimistic the town's Mitchell Grove residential development will boost construction opportunities, with flow-on benefits for businesses and the wider community.

Family’s ‘horrible’ ordeal to end

Lisa and Steven Pavlic wake multiple times a night to the screech of tyres.

Lobby to defer worker cuts

Unions will today urge Hazelwood Power Station's sole maintenance contractor Fluor Global Services to hold off on the retrenchment of 37 workers.

Most disadvantaged

NEWLY released data has ranked Morwell and Moe in the top 10 per cent of Australia's most disadvantaged towns.

Push for major airport project

KEY regional advocates will meet with State Planning Minister Matthew Guy within weeks in an effort to convince the government a third airport for Victoria should be built in Gippsland, or at least in the state's south-east.

Merger decision delay unlikely

Monash Gippsland is not likely to delay a decision on its proposed merger with the University of Ballarat, despite calls from Latrobe City Council for more information.

Fight continues

Unions have vowed to continue to fight for local jobs, after the next phase of a multi-million dollar recycling plant at Australian Paper's Maryvale Mill was awarded to a Melbourne-based contractor.

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