Wellington Shire

Would you chip in $9,000 to seal your street?

In Wellington Shire, co-payments have been used since 2020.

Roads

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

Would you pay $7,200 to upgrade your street? Gippsland residents might have to

Wellington Shire Council renews its cost-sharing policy for sealing dusty roads.

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

Two Renewable Energy Zones have been finalised for Gippsland. Where are they and what does it mean for locals?

“Being in a REZ does not mean every property will host infrastructure, and it does not bypass existing planning or environmental approvals.”

South Gippsland Shire

"Severed in half": Myrtlebank families fight road plan that would split properties after a decade of silence

The long awaited Sale alternate truck route looks to be going ahead – but local residents want the state government to consider other options.

Roads

Desperate for development: Alberton resident hopes offshore wind will see return to glory days

“We lost our train, then we lost the courthouse ...

Wellington Shire

"We're going to have areas that are uninhabitable": How Wellington Shire is preparing for rising sea levels

More than 80 percent of Australia’s population lives on or near the coast, which is why local councils around the country are preparing for the increasing flood risks and surging tides.

Environment

“End of an era”: The man who helped design Sale waves goodbye to his Thomson River tours

“I was the city engineer, town planner, building surveyor, all of them rolled into one.”

History

Sale's "Bin Chicken Island" ruffles feathers but council's hands are tied

A former Wellington Shire mayor said the ibises were "spreading all over town, getting into bins and spreading food items".

Environment

Ross River Virus detected in Gippsland mosquitos. Here’s how to stay safe

The infection can cause symptoms such as joint pain and tiredness for many months.

Wellington Shire

“Be prepared to stand there and say: ‘No, that's not okay’”: Gippslanders unite against family and domestic violence

A major event in Sale this week will mark the end of the annual 16 days of activism to bring awareness to the issue.

Wellington Shire

As oceans warm, Gippsland’s road network suffers

Councils, already streets behind on repairs, will face greater bills.

South Gippsland Shire

From Korumburra to Catalonia: Gippsland officials head to Barcelona looking for smart infrastructure ideas

Two local representatives will attend a smart city expo in Spain in early November to learn about agriculture, energy and industrial modernisation.

South Gippsland Shire

“It'll create jobs everywhere”: The emerging solar panel industry in Kilmany

When the site opens it will have up to 220,000 units ready to be recycled.

Wellington Shire

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

15,000 jobs in 2027, Gippsland councils prepare for offshore wind economic boom

Wellington Shire Mayor Scott Rossetti has been meeting with state and federal government ministers to discuss the council's approach to renewable energy infrastructure.

Wellington Shire

Wellington Shire

Would you chip in $9,000 to seal your street?

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

Would you pay $7,200 to upgrade your street? Gippsland residents might have to

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

Two Renewable Energy Zones have been finalised for Gippsland. Where are they and what does it mean for locals?

"Severed in half": Myrtlebank families fight road plan that would split properties after a decade of silence

Desperate for development: Alberton resident hopes offshore wind will see return to glory days

"We're going to have areas that are uninhabitable": How Wellington Shire is preparing for rising sea levels

“End of an era”: The man who helped design Sale waves goodbye to his Thomson River tours

Sale's "Bin Chicken Island" ruffles feathers but council's hands are tied

Ross River Virus detected in Gippsland mosquitos. Here’s how to stay safe

“Be prepared to stand there and say: ‘No, that's not okay’”: Gippslanders unite against family and domestic violence

As oceans warm, Gippsland’s road network suffers

From Korumburra to Catalonia: Gippsland officials head to Barcelona looking for smart infrastructure ideas

“It'll create jobs everywhere”: The emerging solar panel industry in Kilmany

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

15,000 jobs in 2027, Gippsland councils prepare for offshore wind economic boom

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