Letter to the Editor 24.03.23
An accident waiting to happen
I HAVE just read your front page story in the Gippsland Times (March 14) regarding vehicles and trucks speeding on...
Comment: Responsible Wood say wood is “ultimate renewable”
COMMENT from Responsible Wood
RESPONSIBLE Wood stands for the principle that 'wood is good'. It is the ultimate renewable.
As such, we are concerned that future options...
Comment by Colin Mendelsohn: current vaping regulations a “resounding failure”
Comment
Colin Mendelsohn
THERE are daily media reports about Australia's desperate battle with youth vaping and rampant black-market sales.
The current regulations on vaping have been a...
A word from Labor Senator Raff Ciccone
Comment
Senator Raff Ciconne
THROUGH the resilience of regional communities and a proactive and collaborative approach from the federal Government, regional Australia has overcome many challenges...
Comment: Harvesting ‘no bushfire impact’
Comment by Prof Kevin Tolhurst and Prof Jerry Vanclay
Some ecologists and conservationists, opposed to timber harvesting, are trying to use bushfire disasters as a...
Comment: Great outlook for ducks, while anti-hunters go cherry-picking
THE Eastern Australian Waterbird Survey (EAWS) is a long-running annual survey, which is now overseen by the University of New South Wales, and 2023...
Letters to the Editor – Friday January 13
Councils not being supported
FOR years our local councils have been battling to balance the books, battling to deliver essential services to communities.
Yet recent RedBridge...
Letters to the Editor, December 6
Regarding the Voice
NATIONALS leader David Littleproud and his team, including both federal and state members Tim Bull, Danny O'Brien and Darren Chester, have nothing...
Comment: Gov timber policy is a dead end
Comment
THE Andrews Government forest policy is driving the Gippsland timber industry towards extinction, and leading to greater use of less ecologically sustainable building materials...
Nationals commit to boosting Heyfield Hospital
The Victorian Liberals and Nationals have committed to a recurrent funding boost to fund the future of Heyfield Hospital and important infrastructure upgrades at...
Letters to the Editor, September 30
Support for forestry and timber
CONGRATS Gippy Times on its expressed support for the forestry and timber industry in the Tuesday, September 27 paper.
The article...
Letters to the Editor, July 15
FARMING plays a huge role in the Gippsland economy, and is an essential part of our local communities - but it also presents dangers...
Latest News
Looking at local animal protein and dairy markets
Agribusiness bank Rabobank's senior analyst – dairy and consumer foods Michael Harvey and senior analyst – animal protein Angus Gidley-Baird, stopped by the Gippsland...
