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Lactalis pays penalties over alleged misleading representations of products

Lactalis Australia has paid $59,400 in penalties after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued it with three infringement notices for allegedly making...

Dairy company leaves farmers with sour taste

Some Gippsland dairy farmers were left scrambling to find a new company to provide their fresh milk to mere days before the 2026-27 season...

New rules for mobile coverage maps

Regional Australians are used to having spotty mobile coverage, and the online network maps to determine if your phone will connect to Optus, Telstra...

National Alert vs Domestic Violence alert system to be tested

ALARM bells are ringing as a national emergency alert system is tested across Australia. On July 27, around 2pm, the system will ring out on...

Gippslanders urged to check for Linkt errors

Gippsland residents who frequently commute to Melbourne are urged to check their toll accounts following a massive billing error that has affected tens of...

VicGrid updates renewable energy and large-scale battery rules

Victoria is introducing new rules for how renewable energy and large-scale battery projects access the grid to better coordinate development, give industry certainty to...

First stage of demo pit completed for Fingerboards mine

East Gippsland contractors have delivered a major milestone at the Fingerboards Mining and Rehabilitation Demonstration Pit (MRDP), successfully completing the first stage of pit...

Staying informed: Avian flu in Aust

THE flu is coming around. It's not the normal flu, but the H5 bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI H5N1). On June 20, avian flu...

Four rescued from flooded Macalister River

The Victoria Police Air Wing rescued four occupants from a four-wheel drive which washed away while trying to cross a flooded Macalister River last...

House prices up, units up across Gippsland

Home prices across the Latrobe-Gippsland (SA4) region (which includes Wellington) fell in June, driven by a decline in house values, while units recorded a...

Woodside takes the helm of Basin assets

Woodside Energy has assumed operatorship of the Gippsland Basin assets, including the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture (GBJV) and Kipper Unit Joint Venture (KUJV), from...

Free Wellington mental health service to relaunch

The location of free federal government-funded mental health support in the shire is up for grabs, with the current Head to Health Wellington service...

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Lactalis pays penalties over alleged misleading representations of products

Lactalis Australia has paid $59,400 in penalties after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued it with three infringement notices for allegedly making...