Tag: infrastructure
Tinamba man arrested following significant damage to power transformers across East Gippsland
Police have arrested a Tinamba man and Bairnsdale man after they allegedly causing significant damage to critical infrastructure across East Gippsland.
Detectives from the East...
Minister says ‘no’ to train buffet and bag-checking
CAFÉ services and baggage checks won't be returning to Gippsland V/Line trains any time soon.
Following a request to have buffet car facilities on the...
Budget no good for roads: Bull
GIPPSLAND East MP Tim Bull has said the government's budget was disappointing and puts country Victorians "at risk" and expressed his disappointment at road...
Mayor criticises road management cuts
WELLINGTON Shire Council Mayor Ian Bye has criticised this week's State Budget for slashing Victoria's road maintenance budget.
Road Asset Management has been allocated $441.6...
Overpass works offer lookout: O’Brien
WORKS on the Kilmany overpass as part of the Princes Highway East duplication afford an opportunity to highlight one of the best views in...
New ambulance station for Yarram
YARRAM is one step closer to having a new ambulance station, after Wellington Shire Council approved the sale of land to the state government.
Councillors...
Master freight plan recommends Traralgon bypass
THE Traralgon bypass is the top infrastructure priority for Gippsland under a new freight master plan for the region's $18 billion economy.
Heavy vehicles and...
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...
Road investment back on the radar
MEMBER for Gippsland East Tim Bull has yet again raised in State Parliament the need for greater investment in East Gippsland roads.
Mr Bull is...
Upgrades continue on Gippsland rail line
MAJOR upgrades to the Gippsland Line in January saw almost seven kilometres of new track installed while trains weren’t running, according to the state...
South Gippsland highway land ‘unused for 20 years’
LAND bought 20 years ago for the addition of an overtaking lane on the South Gippsland Highway between Foster and Yarram stands fenced but...
Making their voice heard at GNEC
This story first appeared in the Gippsland Times on Friday, August 12
With the Gippsland New Energy Conference (GNEC) currently underway in Sale, one conservation group...
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Noonan and Schaupp perform at The Wedge tonight
Stefan Bradley
Tomorrow at The Wedge, Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp, both ARIA award-winning musicians, will be celebrating some of Australia's greatest female artists through...
