By Philip HOPKINS THE state government’s new policy to fast-track renewable energy projects by accelerating planning approvals has been strongly attacked by Victoria’s peak
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Parvo virus outbreak
IT has come to the attention of Latrobe Valley charity, Companion Pet Care and local vets that there is an outbreak of Parvo virus
High rollers pay visit to Ellinbank
By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC IT’S not often the federal Minister for Agriculture and a Vietnamese government delegation find their way to Gippsland. Minister Murray Watt
Farmers left in the dark
Philip HOPKINS CONFUSION reigns among farmers in southern Gippsland as the state government’s new kid on the bloc, VicGrid, has pushed aside their negotiations
Grabbing the bull by the horns
Tom HAYES A SMALL collection of dairy farmers from Gippsland underwent a GippsDairy workshop last month. About 15 farmers from the region came together
Timber ban unintended consequences
AN arborist who worked under contract to VicForests across Gippsland says the ban on harvesting native timber adds to the risk of serious bushfires