The Latest Breaking News from Gippsland

Commonwealth Games: Victoria’s regions ‘shocked and disappointed’ after event cancelled

The 2026 Games, which Daniel Andrews announced would be cancelled, was set to be held across Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat, Gippsland and Shepparton

The Guardian - AU · Jul 18, 2023

‘He was in the swamp’: man survives five days without food in Victoria’s Gippsland region

Owen Townsend, 25, found in Golden Beach after going missing while trying to reach his grandmother’s house

The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2023

Industrial hemp vying to take over Victoria’s timber industry, but not all politicians agree

Hemp advocates hail the much-maligned crop as the billion-dollar saviour to Victoria's ailing timber industry, but politicians are concerned the industry could pave the way to legalising cannabis.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

These Muslim women share how they celebrate Eid-al Fitr and what it means to them

Eid is a special time to connect with the community to mark the end of Ramadan. These women explain sometimes the celebration is a little different in regional areas.

ABC News · Apr 23, 2023

Gippsland diabetes sufferer keeps remaining toes thanks to new high-risk foot clinic at Latrobe Regional Hospital

He is just one of the diabetes patients in Victoria's Gippsland region who no longer have to travel up to five hours to Melbourne for public treatment.

ABC News · Apr 16, 2023

Dahlia variety named after art specialist Marielle Soni after death from brain cancer

Sisters of woman lost to brain cancer have honoured their sibling by naming a dahlia variety after her, with the flower's grower saying the family is among 70 who have used his varieties as tributes.

ABC News · Apr 16, 2023

Agriculture sector explores ways of putting solar panels in fruit orchards, farm dams

The agriculture industry explores new ways of placing solar panels on farms as renewable energy becomes more accessible and appealing.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

Cheaper public transport fares begin across regional Victoria, but can V/Line keep up with demand?

Travellers on long-distance V/Line trains save more than $40 each return trip with the new fare caps, but the Public Transport Users Association is calling for more services across the regions to keep up with demand.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2023

Visible pathways and inclusive competitions — this is how Gippsland is growing women’s cricket

Fortnightly games, a T20 format and a flexible uniform are getting more women to the wicket in regional Victoria.

ABC News · Mar 17, 2023

Gippsland teacher unlikely to be jailed over sex with student, judge says

The actions of a female teacher who repeatedly had sex with a 16-year-old male student would not have been illegal if the child was not under her direct care or supervision, a court has heard.

ABC News · Mar 10, 2023