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“The system is quite broken”: 60,000 new homes required over 15 years to tackle Victorian social housing crisis

“The system is quite broken”: 60,000 new homes required over 15 years to tackle Victorian social housing crisis

The number of households sleeping rough in cars, tents or in the open in Gippsland soared by 32 percent over the last year.

Jacob Wallace
Emergency servicesEmergency services
Gippsland among search zones for two-seater plane that never reached its destination

Gippsland among search zones for two-seater plane that never reached its destination

A man in his 70s and a woman in her 60s are the only two passengers.

Jacob Wallace
Latrobe City CouncilLatrobe City Council
“The most inappropriate site you could imagine”: Morwell childcare centre denied approval over safety concerns

“The most inappropriate site you could imagine”: Morwell childcare centre denied approval over safety concerns

One Latrobe City councillor said she wouldn’t put her name “to something that could potentially kill a child”.

Jacob Wallace
CrimeCrime
“Wildlife cruelty is unacceptable”: Man charged over deaths of up to nine wombats in Venus Bay

“Wildlife cruelty is unacceptable”: Man charged over deaths of up to nine wombats in Venus Bay

In Victoria, it is illegal to hunt, take, destroy, injure or interfere with wildlife without authorisation.

Jacob Wallace
EnvironmentEnvironment
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Can Gippsland’s river system handle three scheduled coal mine rehabilitations?

Can Gippsland’s river system handle three scheduled coal mine rehabilitations?

A 2020 report found any increase in the amount of water extracted from the Latrobe Valley river system would lead to a decline in ecological value and biodiversity.

Jacob Wallace
EnergyEnergy
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“No longer commercially viable”: Spaniards abandon offshore wind in Gippsland

“No longer commercially viable”: Spaniards abandon offshore wind in Gippsland

23 GW of offshore wind projects are still in the works.

Jacob Wallace
FoodFood
Filling dinners for $15 and under in Traralgon

Filling dinners for $15 and under in Traralgon

From pizza to bánh mì to burgers to chicken parmas, here's a list of affordable meals to save your bank account.

Jacob Wallace
AnimalsAnimals
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Have you heard strange gurgling on your farm? It could be a colony of Gippsland Giant Earthworms

Have you heard strange gurgling on your farm? It could be a colony of Gippsland Giant Earthworms

A new research project is updating a 40-year-old census on the population and habitat of the iconic local invertebrate.

Jacob Wallace
Bass Coast ShireBass Coast Shire
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Bass Coast Shire forced to approve new builds despite risk of sea level rise and flooding

Bass Coast Shire forced to approve new builds despite risk of sea level rise and flooding

One councillor warned properties may be "uninsurable and underwater within our lifetimes”.

Jacob Wallace
EnvironmentEnvironment
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How has Victoria’s energy grid changed in the last 20 years?

How has Victoria’s energy grid changed in the last 20 years?

Renewable Energy Alliance Director Andrew Bray explains how coal went from being the foundation of Victoria's power system to " its greatest threat to reliability".

Jacob Wallace
Bass Coast ShireBass Coast Shire
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Bass Coast Shire votes to demolish historic railway bridge after $2.5 million repair quote

Bass Coast Shire votes to demolish historic railway bridge after $2.5 million repair quote

"In the interest of community safety, financial sustainability and environmental impacts," said one councillor on the decision.

Jacob Wallace
Wellington ShireWellington Shire
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15,000 jobs in 2027, Gippsland councils prepare for offshore wind economic boom

15,000 jobs in 2027, Gippsland councils prepare for offshore wind economic boom

Wellington Shire Mayor Scott Rossetti has been meeting with state and federal government ministers to discuss the council's approach to renewable energy infrastructure.

Jacob Wallace
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