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Alert as fire danger extends into autumn
Local residents are being urged to remain on guard as the autumn bushfire outlook reveals an increased fire risk will continue in the region over the coming months, with Waratah Bay and Wilsons Promontory singled out as areas of particular concern.
The Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC)
Waratah transmission line proposal shock
Not a month goes by without another round of Prom Coast community consultations for massive infrastructure projects.
This month, it’s the turn of Gippsland Skies, the consortium granted a license for offshore surveys to investigate cable routes to shore for the proposed wind farms 30 kilometres off Wilsons Promontory.
An invisible crisis
The housing crisis is pushing increasing numbers of single and older women in Gippsland into unstable living situations, with experts warning the problem is largely invisible but rapidly worsening.
The Grattan Institute’s latest analysis reveals alarming statistics, with nearly 80 percent of single retired women who rent privately living
Meeniyan frustration at phone outages
Meeniyan residents and businesses are demanding answers from Telstra as a significant phone outage enters its second week, despite the telecommunications giant claiming the issue was resolved.
The outage has severely impacted local businesses, with Lyrebird Arts Council unable to process ticket sales and taking IOUs at the Cash Savage
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