The Latest Breaking News from Gippsland

Regional Victoria announced as host of 2026 Commonwealth Games

Opening ceremony will take place at MCG, while Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong and Gippsland will hold sporting events

The Guardian - AU · Apr 12, 2022

Victoria confirmed as 2026 Commonwealth Games host with regional centres to host most events

The 2026 Commonwealth Games will be held in regional Victoria, with hubs to be set up in Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat and Gippsland.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2022

Medical students need more training opportunities to stay in regions, rural health expert says

Medical training embedded in regional Australia is often hailed as the best way to keep doctors in the country, but experts say there is more to it.

ABC News · Apr 9, 2022

Delburn wind farm approved with 33 turbines, but no onsite battery storage

Gippsland is set to have another wind farm after the Victorian Planning Minister approved a proposal to erect 33 turbines in the Strezlecki ranges.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2022

How the utility vehicle, once dismissed by Henry Ford as a 'kangaroo chaser', became an Australian classic

In the early 1930s, a handwritten letter landed on the desk of Hubert French, Ford Australia's general manager. It came from a farmer's wife from Gippsland, with an idea and a plea for new type of vehicle.

ABC News · Feb 26, 2022

Bushfire recovery grant snub for Sarsfield, Wairewa, Ensay refuges at heart of Victoria's Black Summer

Among the successful bids for bushfire recovery grants in Gippsland were $7 million for flood levees in Seaspray, untouched by fire.

ABC News · Feb 23, 2022

Pilot dies in light plane crash in Gippsland in Victoria

Police said a light plane crashed in rugged terrain about 35 kilometres from Warragul, east of Melbourne, early this morning. One person died at the scene.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2022

Victorian koalas sent to Adelaide to improve genetic diversity

Four male koalas are sent from Victorian plantation forests in Gippsland to Adelaide as part of a breeding program to shore up the future of the species.

ABC News · Feb 21, 2022

Turning to tourists to protect the pristine bush of East Gippsland

In a remote and untouched part of Victoria's East Gippsland, a plan is being hatched to protect forests by offering trails that link some of Australia's most significant national parks.

ABC News · Feb 4, 2022

Farmers place fresh value on Gippsland saltmarshes to earn blue carbon credits

'It's like witchcraft': Happy Gippsland farmers are optimistic about restoring previously unviable saltmarshes to earn blue carbon credits.

ABC News · Jan 31, 2022