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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
SportSport
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$4 million of infrastructure projects cancelled by Baw Baw Shire council to fund new sports precinct

$4 million of infrastructure projects cancelled by Baw Baw Shire council to fund new sports precinct

Councillors said the works were no longer needed or unlikely to receive funding in the future.

Jacob Wallace
HousingHousing
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Baw Baw Shire opposes 45-unit social housing development despite 356 people on waitlist

Baw Baw Shire opposes 45-unit social housing development despite 356 people on waitlist

"Drouin’s in desperate need for anything to give people shelter.”

Jacob Wallace
FarmingFarming
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Is Baw Baw Shire’s current farm zoning holding it back from tourist dollars?

Is Baw Baw Shire’s current farm zoning holding it back from tourist dollars?

A proposal to build two glamping pods sparked a lengthy debate on whether the council should approve more developments on agricultural land.

Jacob Wallace
EnvironmentEnvironment
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Baw Baw Shire is 103 cat traps short of where it needs to be

Baw Baw Shire is 103 cat traps short of where it needs to be

“We need to do the right thing by our native wildlife”: Felines pose a devastating risk to birds, bandicoots and other animals.

Jacob Wallace