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Housing support needed for offshore wind jobs boom

South Gippsland Shire Council is sounding the alarm about the need for urgent infrastructure planning as the region prepares for an influx of up to 1,500 construction workers when offshore wind farms begin development in 2027.

New report reveals GP shortage plaguing South Gippsland

Struggling to get an appointment at the doctors? You’re not imagining things. According to a recent report from the Gippsland Primary Health Network  (PHN), the nationwide shortage of general practitioners is impacting healthcare services in South Gippsland, with local medical professionals warning the situation could worsen without intervention. Speaking

The 90s are back: The SEC returns to power Victoria once more

The State Electricity Commission (SEC) has officially begun supplying 100 percent renewable electricity to more than 4,000 Victorian public sites, including schools, hospitals, museums, and public transportation - and South Gippsland Water.

New funding rules for aged care may discriminate against poorer people

Approximately half of new residents entering aged care facilities after November 1 will face higher costs under the reforms announced by the federal government as part of the new Aged Care Act.

Yanakie weather station shuttered

Despite lobbying from the local community, South Gippsland Shire Council and newly elected Monash MP Mary Aldred, the Yanakie automatic weather station is no longer operational, leaving farmers, fishers, and local businesses without local weather data

New labelling laws for food outlets selling seafood

Restaurants, pubs and takeaways have a year to fall into line making sure any seafood they sell is labelled either as Australian, imported or of mixed origin.

"You deal with what you're given and you go on”: Di's story of defiant, joyful survival

There’s a fire in Di’s eyes that tells you she’s not here to be pitied. She’s here to live. Big. Loud. And with purpose. She’s the kind of woman who straps a dialysis machine into a caravan and heads bush. The kind who once swam
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