News

Frontline rangers and operational staff at Parks Victoria are taking protected industrial action, with the Australian Workers' Union pushing for a reclassification and pay uplift that better reflects the skilled and often demanding nature of their work.

South Gippsland Shire Council has unanimously voted to formally oppose the Victorian Government's requirement for a mandatory fourth kerbside bin for glass collection, arguing the policy is costly, duplicative and fundamentally ill-suited to rural communities.

South Gippsland Shire Council has unanimously approved a land purchase and lease arrangement at John Terrill Park in Fish Creek, clearing a significant hurdle in the long-running effort to rebuild the Fish Creek Football and Netball Club's facilities.

Prom Coast communities serviced by the Yarram-Melbourne V/Line are still waiting for additional coach services that were funded in the 2024-25 State Budget, with the new timetable yet to be finalised nearly two years after the original announcement.

In news that may well impact a vast array of health services across the Prom Coast, Victorian allied health professionals have voted overwhelmingly to take protected industrial action against the Allan Government and Victorian public health services.

South Gippsland Shire Council has put thousands of property owners on notice, with a major update to the planning scheme's flood controls now on public exhibition and community feedback being sought until 6 July 2026.

The toilet block closest to the rail trail in Meeniyan will be closed Monday to Friday from Tuesday 10 June, after the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve Committee of Management said it no longer has the volunteers or funding to keep it open seven days a week.