Tag: environment
Strathfieldsaye Estate’s revegetation project
Tom Parry
AN historic farm, east of Stratford, is set be part of a mass revegetation project.
Strathfieldsaye Estate, located in Perry Bridge, is one of...
Energy get-together
SALE is preparing to host the Gippsland New Energy Conference for a second year.
A "soft launch" of 2023's event took place on Wednesday, July...
Region’s windfarm boom
THREE more offshore windfarms are potentially headed for Gippsland waters as a new player in the local industry emerges.
Ocean Winds has expressed interest in...
Farmers in need of innovation
With the agricultural sector under increasing pressure to address the issue of climate change, farmers are having to find innovate ways of offsetting their...
Heyfield gathers in solidarity
Tom Parry
HEYFIELD was out in-force last Monday, May 29, hoping to bring national attention to the native timber industry’s shutdown.
A crowd of over 200...
More funding needed to protect marine life
THE federal government is setting up the framework for better environmental protection, but it's not enough, according to the Australian Marine Conservation Society.
The Australian...
Scaling down in Bass Strait
ESSO Australia will soon enter the next stages of decommissioning its gas activities in the Bass Strait.
The co-operator of the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture...
Battery-powered outdoor tools in use
WELLINGTON Shire Council has recently acquired a new range of battery-powered outdoor tools in a bid to leave petrol power in the past.
Council's decision...
Wind farm ‘another step closer’
Liam Durkin
THE best ships are red and white after all.
A 50-strong crew will spend five weeks at sea, collecting soil and rock samples from...
Chester urges wind farm levy
Philip Hopkins
FEDERAL Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, has called on the government to impose a levy on Gippsland's offshore wind farm industry to ensure...
Bird of the month – April 2023
ONE of the more distinctive members of Australia's birdlife is the gang-gang cockatoo.
A short, small and stocky slate-grey bird, the males have the scarlet...
Highlighting opportunities for Indigenous businesses in offshore wind
OFFSHORE wind developer Star of the South has joined forces with Kinaway Chamber of Commerce to connect Victorian Indigenous businesses to new opportunities in...
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‘High risk’ roads in Wellington will be upgraded with new Black...
FOUR "known crash sites" in Gippsland, including two in the Wellington Shire, will undergo improvements through the federal government's Black Spot Program.
Recently, the government...
