Cost-of-living

Free online tool helps Gippslanders find trusted installers and discounts for solar and battery setup

The website connects households with vetted local businesses and details available subsidies and rebates.

Technology

On Sunday in Wonthaggi, 70 people turned up to hear a retiree talk about EVs

“I've got solar and a battery at home, so it costs me about $5 over summer to do 1,000 kilometres.”

Community

$4,000 off a home battery and cheaper energy bills. Will Labor’s energy pitch entice voters in Gippsland?

Cost-of-living relief could come in the form of home battery installation

Cost-of-living

Childcare in Gippsland has fallen behind. How are the major parties promising to fix it?

Affording childcare is a burden on many families, will three free days of childcare win votes?

Cost-of-living

How affordable is it to live in Latrobe Valley?

We asked a Moe resident how they were getting by in a cost-of-living crisis in Gippsland and if finding a daycare centre was an issue for them.

Cost-of-living

Gippsland shoppers are not hopeful grocery prices will get better

We talked to shoppers in Warragul about the cost of living crisis and how it was impacting their shopping lists.

Cost-of-living

The answer to ridiculous grocery prices? It might be community-owned supermarkets

“Consumers outside the big cities will continue to suffer when it comes to their shopping bill on food and groceries because of the clear oligopoly in the supermarket sector.”

Cost-of-living

Thousands in Gippsland on waiting list for social housing as cost of living crisis bites

Even those earning good coin can easily find themselves under “rental stress”

Cost-of-living

Would you rip 50k out of your super to buy a property in Gippsland?

In Baw Baw Shire median home prices went up 42 percent in five years.

Cost-of-living

The long wait for a daycare spot in rural Gippsland

The National Farmers’ Federation has called for a $1 billion injection into childcare centres.

Cost-of-living

How much can you save? Solar panel and battery rebates roll out across Gippsland

By utilising multiple government rebates, home owners in Gippsland are saving big on the installation of solar panels and batteries on their properties, which is in turn reducing power bill costs and easing cost-of-living pressure.

Cost-of-living

6 questions about nuclear reactors in the Latrobe Valley

How much do you know about the Coalition’s nuclear power plan for Gippsland? We take a look at the basics of Peter Dutton's proposal to build nuclear reactors in Eastern Victoria.

Cost-of-living

"It's not good business not having solar": How Gippsland's solar surge is fighting rising power costs

One third of Australian households now have solar panels installed, slashing your power bill with renewable energy is the new norm.

Cost-of-living

Ice cream, curry, and chocolate: How to make $30 go a long way in Warragul

Money is tight for everyone at the moment. But that doesn’t mean we should sacrifice treating ourselves to a decent lunch!

Cost-of-living

Independent Deb Leonard says affordable housing and transport are critical for Monash

At a bustling intersection in Drouin, independent candidate Deb Leonard outlined her solutions for affordable housing and how she would push for key transport infrastructure projects if elected.

Cost-of-living

More crops, less profit: Why Gippsland farmers are at breaking point

New data reveals that farmers are growing more produce while earning less.

Cost-of-living

Warragul businesses hang tight for more cost-of-living relief

Finally, a rate cut - but will it encourage people to buy a muffin?

Cost-of-living

Cost-of-living

Free online tool helps Gippslanders find trusted installers and discounts for solar and battery setup

On Sunday in Wonthaggi, 70 people turned up to hear a retiree talk about EVs

$4,000 off a home battery and cheaper energy bills. Will Labor’s energy pitch entice voters in Gippsland?

Childcare in Gippsland has fallen behind. How are the major parties promising to fix it?

How affordable is it to live in Latrobe Valley?

Gippsland shoppers are not hopeful grocery prices will get better

The answer to ridiculous grocery prices? It might be community-owned supermarkets

Thousands in Gippsland on waiting list for social housing as cost of living crisis bites

Would you rip 50k out of your super to buy a property in Gippsland?

The long wait for a daycare spot in rural Gippsland

How much can you save? Solar panel and battery rebates roll out across Gippsland

6 questions about nuclear reactors in the Latrobe Valley

"It's not good business not having solar": How Gippsland's solar surge is fighting rising power costs

Ice cream, curry, and chocolate: How to make $30 go a long way in Warragul

Independent Deb Leonard says affordable housing and transport are critical for Monash

More crops, less profit: Why Gippsland farmers are at breaking point

Warragul businesses hang tight for more cost-of-living relief

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