The Latest Breaking News from East Gippsland

Aussie Discovers Her Mum Secretly Gave Their $1M Family Farm to Her Brother After Suspicious Christmas

A woman says her mother secretly transferred the family's 64-hectare East Gippsland sheep farm to one son, sparking a dispute among seven siblings.

International Business Times UK · Sep 29

Microscopic plant remains reveal 25,000 years of GunaiKurnai rituals deep in a Victorian cave

Deeply etched into a cliff face in GunaiKurnai Country, near the township of Buchan in East Gippsland in rural Victoria, is a large limestone cave that hosts an extraordinary story.

The Conversation · Jul 22

Glossy black cockatoos could be pushed towards extinction in Victoria if burns go ahead, experts warn

Fire in black sheoak forest of East Gippsland would destroy the birds’ food supply, conservationist says

The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2025

East Gippsland paraglider pilot survives 30-metre crash-landing after engine cuts out mid-flight

A 72-year-old man in Victoria's east has been labelled "very, very lucky" after escaping injury when his paraglider's engine failed mid-flight.

ABC News · Jul 25, 2022

East Gippsland wellness businesses help drive spike in tourist numbers

After a tumultuous decade of droughts, fires, floods and COVID, East Gippsland is experiencing a tourism boom.

ABC News · Jul 9, 2022

Warning to divers after unsafe carbon monoxide levels found in cylinders at Victorian retailer

The warning from Victoria's workplace safety regulator applies to tanks and cylinders filled up at Cross Diving Services at Marlo in East Gippsland.

ABC News · Jun 17, 2022

Victorian man dies in hospital bathroom after three-hour wait for treatment

Investigation launched by Ambulance Victoria and hospital in east Gippsland after man dies from cardiac arrest

The Guardian - AU · Apr 13, 2022

Investigation underway after man dies waiting for treatment at East Gippsland hospital

The head of Bairnsdale's regional health service says the 72-year-old man, who died following a cardiac arrest he suffered in a bathroom four hours after he was brought to hospital, should have been admitted within 40 minutes.

ABC News · Apr 13, 2022

Princes Highway reopens between Orbost and Genoa after severe weather damage

The Princes Highway has been completely reopened in East Gippsland after closing earlier today because of severe weather damage.

ABC News · Apr 3, 2022

Major flood warnings for East Gippsland as severe weather thrashes Victoria's east coast

Victorian authorities have urged East Gippsland residents to monitor flooding as heavy rain and damaging winds continue to pose a threat this afternoon.

ABC News · Apr 3, 2022