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Prom Coast’s climate future unveiled in national risk assessment
South Gippsland is already spending millions on storm recovery as coastal communities face severe future risks.
Offshore wind auction delay deals blow to Gippsland's 2026 energy plans
Gippsland's planned transformation into Australia's offshore wind energy powerhouse has hit a bump in the road, with the Victorian government delaying a crucial auction process until at least the end of the year.
Every $100 spent locally keeps $68 in South Gippsland
South Gippsland Shire Council has relaunched its "Shop Local, Eat Local" campaign, encouraging residents to support family-run businesses that actively contribute to schools, sporting clubs and community groups.
South Gippsland welcomes 19 new citizens from around the globe
Nineteen people from ten different nations became Australian citizens at a ceremony in Leongatha on Wednesday night, adding to South Gippsland's small but growing multicultural community.
Gippsland’s youth homelessness and suicide crisis
Horrifying new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed the scale of the crisis facing homeless children and young people across Australia - a crisis that is also playing out in South Gippsland.
Battle begins over massive lifeguard funding hikes
As summer looms, Gippsland councils are fighting massive lifeguard funding increases despite the state collecting $3 billion more through its new emergency services tax, with Sandy Point and Venus Bay now looking down the barrel of reduced beach patrols this season as a result.
Big dairy merger sparks worry for South Gippsland farmers
South Gippsland’s dairy farmers are watching closely after news that French dairy giant Lactalis will buy Fonterra’s Australian operations in a multi-billion-dollar deal.