Wind fans unite at Toora
A group of hardy Gippslanders came together on Global Wind Day on Sunday 15 June to celebrate wind power up at the Toora Wind Farm. Community members and workers united under the turbines, highlighting the opportunities for the region in onshore and offshore wind.
Port Welshpool boat ramp boost: Upgrade funding announced
The Port Welshpool boat ramp will receive a significant upgrade to improve access for boaters of all abilities, including those with disabilities and mobility impairments, after securing funding approval.
Wider expulsion powers for principals
Effective day one term three of this year, Victorian school principals will have the authority to suspend or expel students when their behaviour outside school or online puts fellow students and staff at serious risk, a power currently restricted to within the school gate.
Elderly couple pleads for local home, as social housing crisis deepens
For one elderly couple living outside Foster the sight of an untenanted house just metres away from the services they require on a weekly basis, really does rub salt into their wounds.
Prom Coast origins
We all know the name of Australia’s best National Park, but there has always been an unanswered question linked with it – Who on earth is Wilson, to get such a magic place named after him?
Shelterbelts a boon for all landholders
The highly variable and extreme hot-dry-cold-wet-windy conditions South Gippsland has experienced this year highlight the need for good shelter to protect livestock, pasture and soils.
Data collected across the world and in Australia shows that protecting existing native vegetation and planting shelterbelts increase productivity in all sectors: meat, dairy, wool,