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Aug 10, 2026

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What’s the alternative? Gippsland offshore wind companies warn political uncertainty puts industry at risk

“Not taking this opportunity would deprive Victoria ... of a lot of private investment over a long period of time.”

Local business

Aug 7, 2026

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1 min read

Would you chip in $9,000 to seal your street?

In Wellington Shire, co-payments have been used since 2020.

Roads

Aug 6, 2026

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Chicken poo revolution: Gippsland farmer extracts electricity, dye and fertiliser from waste

Poultry plop + water + time = methane = electricity.

Farming

Would you chip in $9,000 to seal your street?

Aug 7, 2026

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1 min read

Would you chip in $9,000 to seal your street?

In Wellington Shire, co-payments have been used since 2020.

Roads

Jacob Wallace

Aug 6, 2026

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1 min read

Robin Hood and the road to Drouin

The 149-year-old pub started as a stagecoach stop before it was named after the famed English folk hero.

History

Jacob Wallace

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Gippsland councils’ $4.7 million plan for housing and road upgrades ahead of offshore wind roll out

Aug 13, 2026

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Gippsland councils’ $4.7 million plan for housing and road upgrades ahead of offshore wind roll out

“We need to make sure that we're prepared and we can accommodate the workers.”

Aug 12, 2026

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The sad tale of Dead Man's Gully

Most people driving on the Princes Highway probably don't notice the final resting place of railway worker John Molison.

Aug 12, 2026

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4 min read

Newsletter: Ultimate op shop guide

Plus: Dead Man's Gully & poultry power.

Aug 10, 2026

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Have you got the op shop itch? Here’s our ultimate guide to Gippsland’s best second hand stores

Hunt for bargains while contributing to local charities.

Aug 10, 2026

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Gippsland chicken farmer turns 35,000 tonnes of manure into power, fertiliser, food dye

“I've always been conscious of our litter, where it goes and what to do with it.”

Have you got the op shop itch? Here’s our ultimate guide to Gippsland’s best second hand stores

Hunt for bargains while contributing to local charities.

Lifestyle

Gippsland chicken farmer turns 35,000 tonnes of manure into power, fertiliser, food dye

“I've always been conscious of our litter, where it goes and what to do with it.”

Farming

What’s the alternative? Gippsland offshore wind companies warn political uncertainty puts industry at risk

“Not taking this opportunity would deprive Victoria ... of a lot of private investment over a long period of time.”

Local business

Would you chip in $9,000 to seal your street?

In Wellington Shire, co-payments have been used since 2020.

Roads

Newsletter: How’d Robin Hood end up in Drouin?

Plus: Poultry plop power.

Newsletter

Chicken poo revolution: Gippsland farmer extracts electricity, dye and fertiliser from waste

Poultry plop + water + time = methane = electricity.

Farming

Robin Hood and the road to Drouin

The 149-year-old pub started as a stagecoach stop before it was named after the famed English folk hero.

History

Union challenges Opal's plan to remove fire, first aid and training positions at Maryvale mill

The company says the job losses are due to the end of white paper production and a lack of woodpulp supply.

Latrobe City Council

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Your go-to source for local news, events, and community stories across Gippsland.

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What’s the alternative? Gippsland offshore wind companies warn political uncertainty puts industry at risk

Would you chip in $9,000 to seal your street?

Chicken poo revolution: Gippsland farmer extracts electricity, dye and fertiliser from waste

Would you chip in $9,000 to seal your street?

Robin Hood and the road to Drouin

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Gippsland councils’ $4.7 million plan for housing and road upgrades ahead of offshore wind roll out

The sad tale of Dead Man's Gully

Newsletter: Ultimate op shop guide

Have you got the op shop itch? Here’s our ultimate guide to Gippsland’s best second hand stores

Gippsland chicken farmer turns 35,000 tonnes of manure into power, fertiliser, food dye

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Have you got the op shop itch? Here’s our ultimate guide to Gippsland’s best second hand stores

Gippsland chicken farmer turns 35,000 tonnes of manure into power, fertiliser, food dye

What’s the alternative? Gippsland offshore wind companies warn political uncertainty puts industry at risk

Would you chip in $9,000 to seal your street?

Newsletter: How’d Robin Hood end up in Drouin?

Chicken poo revolution: Gippsland farmer extracts electricity, dye and fertiliser from waste

Robin Hood and the road to Drouin

Union challenges Opal's plan to remove fire, first aid and training positions at Maryvale mill

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