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Climate changeClimate change
Is Gippsland prepared for rising sea levels?

Is Gippsland prepared for rising sea levels?

Local councils around Victoria are set to overhaul their flood overlays to get a better idea of how the encroaching ocean will impede development.

Jacob Wallace
Wellington ShireWellington Shire
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Desperate for development: Alberton resident hopes offshore wind will see return to glory days

Desperate for development: Alberton resident hopes offshore wind will see return to glory days

“We lost our train, then we lost the courthouse ...

Jacob Wallace
Bass Coast ShireBass Coast Shire
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Labor tips $65 million into Gippsland health, but no dough for new Warragul Hospital

Labor tips $65 million into Gippsland health, but no dough for new Warragul Hospital

The funding will primarily be spent in Baw Baw and Bass Coast Shires.

Jacob Wallace
South Gippsland ShireSouth Gippsland Shire
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More low-orbit satellites above Gippsland to tackle mobile black spots

More low-orbit satellites above Gippsland to tackle mobile black spots

The technology will initially provide voice, text and data services in times of crisis.

Jacob Wallace
CommunityCommunity
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Affordable food and local produce. Here’s our Gippsland Farmers Markets list for this April

Affordable food and local produce. Here’s our Gippsland Farmers Markets list for this April

Artisan doughnuts, freshly baked bread and ambrosial flowers. Get your market fix and save money by supporting local businesses.

Jacob Wallace
EventsEvents
What's on in Gippsland this April?

What's on in Gippsland this April?

From Easter egg hunts and art tours to barbecue festivals and airshows, there's plenty to get up to this month.

Jacob Wallace

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Bass Coast ShireBass Coast Shire
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Delicate eggs, nosey dogs and scared wombats: The Bass Coast dilemma

Delicate eggs, nosey dogs and scared wombats: The Bass Coast dilemma

“Our native wildlife haven't evolved to withstand the bacteria from a cat or a dog bite.”

Jacob Wallace
NewsletterNewsletter
Newsletter: Gippsland veteran on Vietnam

Newsletter: Gippsland veteran on Vietnam

Plus: How do we know sea levels are rising?

Jacob Wallace
HistoryHistory
“That wretched war”: Gippsland veteran Max Speedy’s 12 months as a chopper pilot in the jungles of Vietnam

“That wretched war”: Gippsland veteran Max Speedy’s 12 months as a chopper pilot in the jungles of Vietnam

“The very first day I went flying, I thought: ‘Shit, what happens if I get killed today?’”

Jacob Wallace
Bass Coast ShireBass Coast Shire
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Keep it as is: Petition with 772 signatures opposes Surf Parade one-way proposal

Keep it as is: Petition with 772 signatures opposes Surf Parade one-way proposal

Bass Coast Shire councillor Mat Morgan said he had received hundreds of emails from people concerned about this issue.

Jacob Wallace
Climate changeClimate change
Is Gippsland prepared for rising sea levels?

Is Gippsland prepared for rising sea levels?

Local councils around Victoria are set to overhaul their flood overlays to get a better idea of how the encroaching ocean will impede development.

Jacob Wallace
ScienceScience
Churchill amateur astronomer explains how to locate planets 150 light years away

Churchill amateur astronomer explains how to locate planets 150 light years away

Chris Stockdale bought his first telescope in 1985, just before Halley’s Comet flew by.

Jacob Wallace
Wellington ShireWellington Shire
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Desperate for development: Alberton resident hopes offshore wind will see return to glory days

Desperate for development: Alberton resident hopes offshore wind will see return to glory days

“We lost our train, then we lost the courthouse ...

Jacob Wallace
NewsletterNewsletter
Newsletter: How to discover planets

Newsletter: How to discover planets

Plus: $65 milly but no hospital.

Jacob Wallace
Bass Coast ShireBass Coast Shire
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Labor tips $65 million into Gippsland health, but no dough for new Warragul Hospital

Labor tips $65 million into Gippsland health, but no dough for new Warragul Hospital

The funding will primarily be spent in Baw Baw and Bass Coast Shires.

Jacob Wallace
NewsletterNewsletter
Newsletter: Satellites and sea levels

Newsletter: Satellites and sea levels

Plus: Gippsland's offbeat botany fair.

Jacob Wallace
FoodFood
Lamb, tzatziki and pastry. Is this Gippsland's strangest pie?

Lamb, tzatziki and pastry. Is this Gippsland's strangest pie?

This week the Monitor visited a Morwell bakery to taste test an odd filling.

Jacob Wallace
LifestyleLifestyle
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Offbeat botany on display at Gippsland's Rare and Unusual Plant Fair

Offbeat botany on display at Gippsland's Rare and Unusual Plant Fair

The event is hosted twice a year at Broughton Hall, which overlooks the Tarago Reservoir.

Jacob Wallace
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