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Plenty of NAIDOC fun at Ramahyuck
PLENTY of people got in the spirit of NAIDOC Week on Wednesday, turning out in droves for Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation’s family fun day....
Employers report worker shortages
THE high employment rate in regional Victoria is causing headaches for many Gippsland businesses, with the resulting labour shortage and 'pick and choose' attitude...
Workers from Vanuatu getting a helping hand
AGRICULTURAL workers from Vanuatu are getting a helping hand to navigate the often confusing rights, obligations and entitlements that come with being seasonal workers.
Seasonal...
Eagles fall short at home in Gippsland League football
A FINAL quarter surge wasn’t enough for Maffra, which fell nine points short of Traralgon on Saturday.
The 13.8 (86) to 11.11 (77) result moves...
NAIDOC Week a chance to help heal Country
THIS week is NAIDOC Week — an opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to come together, connect to culture and Country, and...
GERF has already helped out to the tune of more than $300,000
GIPPSLAND Emergency Relief Fund has so far raised more than $343,700 in its current appeal, and $307,00 has already been distributed to 125 families...
Flood clean-up money for Wellington Shire
WELLINGTON Shire will be among Victorian municipalities to receive state government funding for flood and storm clean-up.
To bolster recovery efforts being undertaken by local...
Joyce should ‘demonstrate some maturity’ — Chester
GIPPSLAND MHR has called on Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce to “demonstrate some maturity” and apologise to Victorians for his “insensitive” remarks about the...
Telstra works begin in Sale this Friday
Works to Telstra's 5G network will begin in Sale this Friday, after being postponed in the aftermath of the storms.
The works are expected to...
Flooding exacerbates the noise of Dutson bombing exercises
A SUCCESSION of loud blasts and earth-shattering vibrations last week shook homes throughout the shire and caused pets and farm animals to bolt.
The blasts...
Smoking and lung-related issues are higher in Gippsland
Twenty per cent of Gippslanders smoke, compared with the Victorian average of 13 per cent, prompting a Gippsland doctor to urge smokers to explore...
Jenny’s helping to shine a light on scleroderma
Fourteen years ago, when in her late 30s, Sale woman Jenny Banwell received some unexpected news that turned her life upside down.
Out of the...
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Honouring the service of nurses
FEDERATION University staff and students honoured the nurses that have provided lifesaving care in times of war, at the Australian Nursing Memorial Centre's Anzac...
