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Landcare grants now open

Local volunteer environmental groups have a fortnight to apply for this year’s Victorian Landcare Grants. Member of Eastern Victoria and shadow minister for public land management Melina Bath said it was a great opportunity for local volunteers to...

The Gazette

18 hours ago

Sport

MGFNL Hall of Fame honour for Thorpdale stalwart

Thorpdale football stalwart Keith Pickering was inducted into the Mid Gippsland Football Netball League’s Hall of Fame at the season’s launch last week. League representative David Balfour outlined an enormous contribution to the Thorpdale Football...

The Gazette

18 hours ago

Our History

HMAS Goorangai

She was a brave little ship, and neither she nor her 24 crew deserved the terrible fate they suffered off Portsea on November 20, 1940. HMAS Goorangai was built by the NSW government at their Newcastle dockyard and launched in 1919, the year after...

The Gazette

18 hours ago

News

Advisory groups under the microscope

Advisory committees of Baw Baw Shire have been put on notice, with four groups continuing, two scrapped and the heavily-debated gender equity group not established. Despite the value and effectiveness of such groups being questioned, councillors...

The Gazette

18 hours ago

News

Enhancing health of Drouin creek

Enhancinghealth ofDrouin creekA cultural assessment of a Drouin creek will highlight paths to enhance its health. Gippsland Water and Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (BLCAC) will conduct an assessment of Shillinglaw Creek near the Drouin...

The Gazette

18 hours ago

News

Boradbent: Key local projects miss out in Federal budget

Member for Monash and independent candidate at the federal election Russell Broadbent said key local projects missed out in last Tuesday’s budget. He said his top priority was funding towards a new West Gippsland Hospital but there was nothing in the...

The Gazette

18 hours ago