The Latest Breaking News from Gippsland

Push to bring inclusive football to eastern Victoria for people with disability

For people who live in eastern Victoria, like David, it's not easy to access a footy club with other members who have an intellectual disability, so he's driving a push for a side closer to home.

ABC News · Jun 4, 2022

Eden-Monaro and Gippsland are next-door neighbours: why is one seat safe and the other marginal?

The recent federal election saw some close calls but few surprises in the regions, where wild electoral swings are rare.

The Conversation · May 25, 2022

Women's football clubs are folding across regional Victoria amid concerns about inclusion

Concerns are being raised about whether women's football clubs are being appropriately supported as clubs across regional Victoria are forced to fold.

ABC News · May 4, 2022

Commonwealth backs windfarms in Vic's east

The federal government will assess the coast off Victoria's Gippsland region for offshore wind developments.

AAP · Apr 4, 2022

Heavy rain expected to return to NSW coast as flood warnings remain in Victoria due to water flows downstream

Immediate threat of severe weather dissipates but SES warns rivers across Gippsland may still peak as rain water flows through catchments

The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2022

Flood watch warning for Victoria's east

A dump of rain is forecast for Victoria's Gippsland regions this weekend, with the weather bureau warning of possible major flooding.

AAP · Apr 1, 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