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On 18 June, Victoria’s upper house heard a petition brought by the people of Gippsland and Friends of the Earth concerning ExxonMobil’s plans to begin the decommissioning of 13 rigs in the Bass Strait.

South Gippsland Shire Council has welcomed newly announced renewable energy funding but called for broader infrastructure support as the Allan Labor Government introduced legislation to expand VicGrid's authority over renewable energy planning.

Fish Creek Primary School officially turned on its new drink taps on Monday 30 June, which feature unique artwork by Indigenous artist Luke Penrith, thanks to a $10,000 Community Resilience Grant from South Gippsland Water. The kids at Monday morning assembly excitedly drank it all in, as South Gippsland

Aherns Fruit Market in Foster was targeted by an attempted break-in on the night of Monday 16 June, marking the third security incident at the family business in just over two years. Director Sam Bright reported that an offender attempted to enter through a side door at 9:45pm

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With the Goalkeeper Fish Creek began Round 10 by toppling Thorpdale away from home with an emphatic 70 to 13 victory. The Sharks followed suit, with Tarwin taking down Boolarra by 22 points, 64 to 42. Meanwhile, the Stony Creek Lions took on the ladder leading Foster Tigers and lost

Originally formed in 2017, the Friends of Stockyard Creek Landcare group is again up and running with the support of South Gippsland Council and the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority to help restore some of the biodiversity to the town's Pearl Park and along the creek itself.