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Local businessLocal business
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Australia’s largest greenhouse tomato farm is turning to solar as gas prices bite

Australia’s largest greenhouse tomato farm is turning to solar as gas prices bite

The head of the Warragul-based farm said they’re looking at installing batteries and electric boilers to heat the facility.

Jacob Wallace
Baw Baw ShireBaw Baw Shire
Mother's 4-year campaign delivers safer pedestrian crossing for Neerim South main road

Mother's 4-year campaign delivers safer pedestrian crossing for Neerim South main road

“It’s not only necessary, it’s long overdue.”

Jacob Wallace
Bass Coast ShireBass Coast Shire
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With disaster repair costs set to double by 2060, Australian councils are calling for fossil fuel companies to chip in

With disaster repair costs set to double by 2060, Australian councils are calling for fossil fuel companies to chip in

Local governments met in Canberra and were united in asking for the establishment a national Climate Compensation Fund.

Jacob Wallace
Bass Coast ShireBass Coast Shire
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Gippsland councils join national push to make fossil fuel companies pay for severe weather damage

Gippsland councils join national push to make fossil fuel companies pay for severe weather damage

Local governments are tasked with maintaining a third of the nation's infrastructure, which makes footing the bill for climate damage increasingly difficult.

Jacob Wallace
FarmingFarming
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How a Thorpdale spud farmer is trialling smart new tech to save on cost and keep his potatoes healthy

How a Thorpdale spud farmer is trialling smart new tech to save on cost and keep his potatoes healthy

“We're trying to work out ways to save water while still being productive.”

Jacob Wallace
EnvironmentEnvironment
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How an El Niño event will impact Gippsland’s winter ski season

How an El Niño event will impact Gippsland’s winter ski season

“If it's drier then you don't get snow, you get nothing.”

Jacob Wallace
Local businessLocal business
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Hunting truffles in Neerim South with Boogie the "cheese monster" pooch

Hunting truffles in Neerim South with Boogie the "cheese monster" pooch

"If you can smell the aroma, that's a good sign it's ready."

Jacob Wallace
Local businessLocal business
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How a cheese-loving doggo is sniffing out the Gippsland gold

How a cheese-loving doggo is sniffing out the Gippsland gold

“Traditionally, they used to use pigs. But pigs can eat the truffles and they're hard to train, also they can eat your fingers.”

Jacob Wallace
HistoryHistory
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Franz Reiter, the man who pioneered the ski-fields of Mount Baw Baw and introduced generations of Australians to snow

Franz Reiter, the man who pioneered the ski-fields of Mount Baw Baw and introduced generations of Australians to snow

“He was a big part of the community for over 50 years, and he drove a lot of the development.”

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
HistoryHistory
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The history of Warragul’s abandoned milk factory

The history of Warragul’s abandoned milk factory

The site changed through many hands over the decades but it now sits derelict and rusting.

Jacob Wallace
State GovernmentState Government
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The cost of dealing with waste: Baw Baw Shire contract for rubbish management nearly doubles to $7.4 million

The cost of dealing with waste: Baw Baw Shire contract for rubbish management nearly doubles to $7.4 million

An expanding recycling collection system and the state government's landfill levy is putting pressure on councils.

Jacob Wallace