Katrina BRANDON THE Thorpdale Potato Festival once again brought thousands of people to the region to celebrate the humble spud. Last month’s biannual event
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Holsteins still tops
HOLSTEINS make up 70 per cent of Australia’s national herd, down from 76 per cent a decade earlier, according to DataGene, Australia’s largest data
Nuclear build, concerns spelled out
Philip HOPKINS A NUCLEAR power station in the Latrobe Valley would create thousands of jobs in construction, operation and maintenance and be a catalyst
Thousands turn out for timber celebration
Erika ALLEN ONCE a timber town, always a timber town – people say Heyfield’s timber history is a source of pride. In Heyfield, this
Presenting opportunities to the area
Philip HOPKINS THE operation of a nuclear power plant is not that much different from a coal plant, a nuclear expert panel told the
Unreliable rainfall pressures farmers
Philip HOPKINS THE ‘reliably unreliable’ rainfall last year highlighted the uncertainties of farming in East and Central Gippsland, the Gippsland Agricultural Group (GAgG) noted