Baw Baw Shire

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.

Local business

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

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

Baw Baw Shire

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.

Bass Coast Shire

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.

Bass Coast Shire

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.”

Farming

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.”

Environment

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."

Local business

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.”

Local business

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.”

History

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.

Bass Coast Shire

The history of Warragul’s abandoned milk factory

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

History

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.

State Government

$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.

Sport

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.”

Housing

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.

Farming

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.

Environment

Baw Baw Shire brushes aside 3,138 petition signatures over 50km of road maintenance

“The council never intended to leave these roads with no maintenance and to fall into disrepair.”

Baw Baw Shire

10-year plan for the future of Baw Baw comes up $81 million short on maintenance

The council will allocate $5 million to Longwarry recreation pavilion but a councillor warns of future asset degradation.

Roads

“Behind these statistics are people": Baw Baw Shire looking to provide a one-stop-shop for people seeking shelter

Around 130 people were homeless in the area, one councillor said.

Council

Baw Baw Shire's youth mental health program to continue despite resident's concerns

A local resident queried the remit of council, but councillor Suzanne Allen spoke up for Live4Life.

Council

“Shut up”, “bottle it” and “get some experience”: Baw Baw Shire Mayor Danny Goss suspended for misconduct

An arbiter’s report tabled at a council meeting on Wednesday night concluded the mayor’s behaviour had breached local government standards of conduct.

Baw Baw Shire

"45,000 visitors over three days": How locals and politicians spent their time at Farm World 2025

The Gippsland Monitor did the rounds at Farm World, asking locals and politicians about the events importance to the region and what were their personal highlights of the agricultural fair.

Farming

Thorpdale's Spud Fest draws thousands in scorching 35-degree heat

Never one to miss a celebration of carbs, the Gippsland Monitor was on the scene at this year's Thorpdale Potato Festival.

Farming

$600 million pledged, 17 years waiting: Candidates promise to build West Gippsland’s New Hospital

Residents have been waiting for the new West Gippsland Hospital for over a decade, will a federal election finally make an improved health facility a possible?

Gippsland

Baw Baw Shire

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The history of Warragul’s abandoned milk factory

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

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

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

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

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

Baw Baw Shire brushes aside 3,138 petition signatures over 50km of road maintenance

10-year plan for the future of Baw Baw comes up $81 million short on maintenance

“Behind these statistics are people": Baw Baw Shire looking to provide a one-stop-shop for people seeking shelter

Baw Baw Shire's youth mental health program to continue despite resident's concerns

“Shut up”, “bottle it” and “get some experience”: Baw Baw Shire Mayor Danny Goss suspended for misconduct

"45,000 visitors over three days": How locals and politicians spent their time at Farm World 2025

Thorpdale's Spud Fest draws thousands in scorching 35-degree heat

$600 million pledged, 17 years waiting: Candidates promise to build West Gippsland’s New Hospital

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