Politics

A former CEO and a local mayor are among the new faces competing for two very different Gippsland seats

After 16 years in parliament, Nationals Party member Tim Bull will not recontest his electorate in the upcoming November poll.

Bass Coast Shire

WATCH: Gippsland lost $15 million in September

In September, Latrobe City residents were down an average of $160,000 every day for a month.

Politics

Up to 15,000 workers will build Gippsland’s wind farms. Where will they all live?

Gunaikurnai Land and Water Aboriginal Corporation, South Gippsland and Wellington shires secure $4.7 million for offshore wind planning.

South Gippsland Shire

WATCH: Do Inverloch locals support a ban on gambling advertising?

The Gippsland Monitor asked passersby their thoughts on the sports betting industry.

Community

Victorian government budget cuts could trigger illegal fishing boom

Environmental groups and peak bodies are concerned the amount of fisheries officers in the state could be cut in half.

Environment

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

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

Farming

Why is it taking so long to decide who won the election in Monash?

The Liberal candidate Mary Aldred is poised to become the electorates next federal MP

Election

$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

Looking to skip the queue? Here's where you can vote early in Gippsland

The federal election is this Saturday so if you want to get your vote in early here is where to go

Election

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

“Two tier health system,” local GP thinks Gippsland’s healthcare is falling behind

How long have you waited to get a GP or specialist healthcare appointment? Gippsland candidates promise to fix the region's healthcare disparity.

Election

How would the end of free TAFE impact job shortages in Gippsland?

Gippsland faces a shortfall of thousands of workers over the next few years - carers, nurses, builders, truck drivers and plumbers.

Education

New Monash poll shows Independent Deb Leonard and Liberal Mary Aldred in a dead heat

Independent Deb Leonard is within striking distance of the new Liberal candidate Mary Aldred.

Election

Peter Dutton claims there’s enough water for nuclear – but Gippsland MP Darren Chester says expert review still needed

The Opposition leader said during the ABC Leaders Debate the party was "comfortable" with the analysis done – but Gippsland MP says expert analysis is yet to come.

Gippsland

Labor, Greens and Unions rally in protest against nuclear power in Traralgon

“The whole union movement is united against Dutton’s nuclear plans to build seven reactors across Australia.”

Election

If the locals don't want it, neither do I: Russell Broadbent not sold on nuclear for Gippsland

Over the decades Broadbent’s position on renewables and nuclear has shifted, but his belief in coal is unshaken.

Election

Do we have enough water to cool a nuclear reactor in Latrobe, or would farmers pay the price?

A nuclear power plant could take 200GL of water a year away from communities and farms.

Environment

Gippsland is underserved on mental health. Who has a real plan to fix it?

Ten percent of Gippsland residents experience ‘high mental stress’. Politicians of all stripes are promising to do better.

Election

20 percent of Gippslanders think GP wait times are too long. Will election promises change that?

Healthcare and bulk billing a primary concern for Gippsland at the election box.

Election

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

Unlikely, but devastating. What would a nuclear catastrophe look like in Gippsland: new report

Maps show what a nuclear disaster in the Latrobe Valley could look like for Gippsland and the rest of Victoria.

Environment

Boots on the ground: Independent candidate Deb Leonard goes door-to-door in Inverloch

Reporting for the Gippsland Monitor, Jaci Hicken tagged along with Independent candidate Deb Leonard on March 2 as she door knocked the residents of Inverloch.

Election

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

Who are the candidates in this year's federal election across Gippsland?

Gippsland includes electorates that have been single-party strongholds for decades, as well as tight contests where modern challengers like their odds. Here's our guide to when the next federal election may be held, who you can vote for, and what they hope to achieve if they are elected into power.

Gippsland

Politics

A former CEO and a local mayor are among the new faces competing for two very different Gippsland seats

WATCH: Gippsland lost $15 million in September

Up to 15,000 workers will build Gippsland’s wind farms. Where will they all live?

WATCH: Do Inverloch locals support a ban on gambling advertising?

Victorian government budget cuts could trigger illegal fishing boom

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

Why is it taking so long to decide who won the election in Monash?

$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?

Looking to skip the queue? Here's where you can vote early in Gippsland

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

“Two tier health system,” local GP thinks Gippsland’s healthcare is falling behind

How would the end of free TAFE impact job shortages in Gippsland?

New Monash poll shows Independent Deb Leonard and Liberal Mary Aldred in a dead heat

Peter Dutton claims there’s enough water for nuclear – but Gippsland MP Darren Chester says expert review still needed

Labor, Greens and Unions rally in protest against nuclear power in Traralgon

If the locals don't want it, neither do I: Russell Broadbent not sold on nuclear for Gippsland

Do we have enough water to cool a nuclear reactor in Latrobe, or would farmers pay the price?

Gippsland is underserved on mental health. Who has a real plan to fix it?

20 percent of Gippslanders think GP wait times are too long. Will election promises change that?

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

Unlikely, but devastating. What would a nuclear catastrophe look like in Gippsland: new report

Boots on the ground: Independent candidate Deb Leonard goes door-to-door in Inverloch

6 questions about nuclear reactors in the Latrobe Valley

Who are the candidates in this year's federal election across Gippsland?

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