Emergency services

Car ablaze on the road to Drouin

A man was driving to work outside the Gippsland town when his vehicle started smoking.

Emergency services

Dry grass, strong wind and thunderstorms create the perfect mix for fires in Gippsland (again)

Below average rainfall has left abundant fuel loads despite major blazes around the state already this season.

Emergency services

“The heat we're experiencing now is not business as usual”: GP’s warning as mercury hits 48.9C in Victoria

Neerim South dairy farmer Dave Johnson said this is the driest summer he’s experienced in 40 years working the land.

Climate change

Hopes fade as Venus Bay search for 12-year-old Danny becomes recovery mission

He was last seen swimming at No.4 Beach late on Sunday morning.

Emergency services

CFA has 792 out-of-date tankers, despite four years of funding increases

“If we don't have the tools to be able to do the job safely, that puts everyone at risk.”

State Government

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.

Emergency services

Two dead after fatal crash in Orbost

Police are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident at the corner of Murphys Lane and Bonang-Orbost Road.

Emergency services

Protests pay off – but the new emergency service levy is still a concern for Gippsland farmers

The state government has paused rate increases to primary producers for 12 months – but farmers and local governments are sceptical.

Farming

High tides and flooding expected for Gippsland’s coast

The sea level is forecast to reach 1.1 metres above average at Lakes Entrance.

Weather

Bass Coast council fumes over $5.8 million emergency fund hit to ratepayers

Primary producers and owners of vacant land would be hit the hardest, CFO says.

Bass Coast Shire

Gippsland farmers and firefighters band together to protest new state government levy

Rallies across Victoria as CFA volunteers take their stations "offline".

Farming

Two deceased and two in life-threatening condition after crash north of Sale

Victoria Police are still investigating the circumstances of the single vehicle crash in Gippsland on Sunday afternoon

Emergency services

Over $500 million and 476 extra firefighters needed to protect Coalition's nuclear reactors, union claims

“To think that I could be potentially attending an incident at a power station powered by nuclear power, it frightens the hell out of me to be honest.”

Election

Long weekend tragedy after three people swept off rocks at San Remo

Bass Coast Shire said “conditions can change rapidly and become dangerous without warning”.

Emergency services

Emergency services

Car ablaze on the road to Drouin

Dry grass, strong wind and thunderstorms create the perfect mix for fires in Gippsland (again)

“The heat we're experiencing now is not business as usual”: GP’s warning as mercury hits 48.9C in Victoria

Hopes fade as Venus Bay search for 12-year-old Danny becomes recovery mission

CFA has 792 out-of-date tankers, despite four years of funding increases

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

Two dead after fatal crash in Orbost

Protests pay off – but the new emergency service levy is still a concern for Gippsland farmers

High tides and flooding expected for Gippsland’s coast

Bass Coast council fumes over $5.8 million emergency fund hit to ratepayers

Gippsland farmers and firefighters band together to protest new state government levy

Two deceased and two in life-threatening condition after crash north of Sale

Over $500 million and 476 extra firefighters needed to protect Coalition's nuclear reactors, union claims

Long weekend tragedy after three people swept off rocks at San Remo

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