Gippsland 'open for business' after floods
Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu is urging tourists to visit Gippsland this long weekend, despite flooding in the region.
View ArticleSunrise at Lakes Entrance June 7, 2012
Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu is urging tourists to visit Gippsland this long weekend, despite flooding in the region. He says the worst of the crisis appears to be over and the majority of...
View ArticlePolice officer charged over alleged assaults
A Victorian police officer has been charged with assault, in relation to an incident at Lakes Entrance in Gippsland, three years ago.
View ArticleData shows Gippsland sea rise threat
The latest data on sea levels rises shows several Gippsland towns are vulnerable to inundation.
View ArticleHope for $20m to prompt gas connection
The Victorian Government is hoping that cash subsidies worth more than $20 million will be enough to entice companies to connect Lakes Entrance and Orbost to natural gas.
View ArticleLakes Entrance woman vies for youth gong
A woman from Lakes Entrance is in the running to be Victoria's nomination for Young Australian of the Year.
View Article$22m 'bounty' offered for regional gas connection
Victorian Deputy Premier Peter Ryan is calling for companies to come up with alternative ways to deliver gas to regional communities.
View ArticleGippsland Lakes monitored for algal blooms
Health authorities are keeping a close eye on the Gippsland Lakes as the potential for algal blooms increases.
View ArticleDoubt cast over regional gas connection
The Victorian Opposition says the State Government will not connect regional towns to gas.
View ArticleLakes' toxin warning a 'burden' for fishers
A commercial fisherman says a warning about low levels of an algal toxin in fish caught in the Gippsland Lakes will lead to longer working hours and less profit.
View ArticleWhistleblower Foley reportedly arrested in Victoria
Ashton Foley, the woman at the centre of the Peel Health Campus inquiry, has reportedly been arrested in Victoria.
View ArticleGas connection doubts resurface
The Victorian Opposition has again questioned the State Government's ability to connect Lakes Entrance and Orbost to reticulated natural gas.
View ArticleVic Govt moves closer to gas connection deals
The Victorian Government says it is close to finalising agreements to bring natural gas to a number of regional and rural communities.
View ArticleCall for more Indigenous honour roll nominations
The Victorian Government is looking to expand its honour roll recognising Indigenous Australians.
View ArticlePipeline work to close channel temporarily
Gippsland Ports is warning mariners at Lakes Entrance of a channel closure tomorrow morning.
View ArticleGippsland welcomes long weekend tourist influx
Tourist operators across Gippsland are reporting a big influx of visitors to the region over the long weekend.
View ArticleFishers fined over flathead haul
Three men who took more than three times the daily limit of flathead at Bemm River have been fined and placed on good behaviour bonds.
View ArticleRescuers work to free Southern Right whale stranded in Victorian lake
Authorities are hoping a whale stranded in a lake in Victoria's east will be able to free itself today.
View ArticleA whale stranded at Lakes Entrance, is free at last.
It is the first time a whale has entered Lakes Entrance. The Southern Right whale was stranded for two days. It struggled in shallow waters at Lakes Entrance, before it finally swam out to sea. But...
View ArticleThree hurt in Lakes Entrance bar brawl
Three people were injured in a brawl at a Lakes Entrance bar on Saturday night.
View ArticleCameras to keep watch on East Gippsland crime
East Gippsland Shire Mayor Dick Ellis says closed-circuit TV cameras in Bairnsdale and Lakes Entrance will help reduce crime.
View ArticleFishermen call for change to carbon tax
Fishermen at Victoria's Lakes Entrance Fishermen's Co-operative are hoping for swift changes to the carbon tax.
View ArticleFishermen call for change to carbon tax
Dale Sumner from the Lakes Entrance Fishermen's Cooperative in Victoria, says since the carbon tax was introduced, it's added $1200 to the cooperative's power bill each month.
View ArticleVictorian fishermen face new fees
Victorian fisherman John Barrett is concerned about a proposed fee increase for Victorian fishing licences. Ross McGowan from Seafood Industries Victoria says the industry will have 60 days to respond...
View ArticleFishing fee increases for Victoria
Victoria's commercial fishermen are facing licence fee increases of up to 1,000 per cent.
View ArticleAmbulance union raises concerns about death of elderly man at Lakes Entrance
The ambulance union says an elderly man who died of cardiac arrest may have been saved if an ambulance had reached the scene earlier.
View ArticleGas connection project moves ahead
The Victorian Government has announced the details of the next stage of its plan to connect 15 country towns to natural gas supplies.
View ArticleCommercial fishing fees up in Victoria
Commercial fishermen in Victoria face significant increases in the cost of licence fees from April next year.
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Part 3 of a special Rural Report broadcast from Victoria's Lakes Entrance, looking at proposed increases to commercial fishing licences.
View ArticleLakes Entrance OB part 2
Part 2 of a special Rural Report broadcast from Victoria's Lakes Entrance, looking at proposed increases to commercial fishing licences.
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Part 1 of a special Rural Report broadcast from Victoria's Lakes Entrance, looking at proposed increases to commercial fishing licences.
View ArticleOil spill triggers fears over Esso infrastructure
An oil spill at an Esso offshore platform near Lakes Entrance this month has sparked fears among environment groups of further spills.
View ArticleUniting Church to close four childcare centres
The Uniting Church is pulling out of four childcare centres in Gippsland, calling for a review of childcare funding.
View ArticleAmbulance service probes heart attack death
Ambulance Victoria is investigating if more could have been done to prevent the death of a heart attack victim in East Gippsland this week.
View ArticleCrayfish to fetch top dollar this Christmas
Consumers can expect to pay up to 100 dollars for a crayfish this Christmas
View ArticleChristmas crayfish will come at a cost
Poor weather has lead to a slow start to the crayfish season this year.
View ArticleGippsland hosts state ecotourism inquiry
A state inquiry into issues relating to heritage and ecotourism is holding a public hearing in East Gippsland today.
View ArticleEast Gippsland reports strong holiday visitor numbers
The East Gippsland Shire Council says there has been a boost to visitor numbers to the region during the holiday period.
View ArticleTrawlers refute low ling stock assessments as catch rates go up
The commercial fish trawling industry off the coast of south east Australia have welcomed a move that will likely mean they don't have to throw their pink ling catch overboard.
View ArticleLing quotas set to increase but industry says too little too late
The commercial fish trawling industry off the coast of south east Australia have welcomed a move that will mean they don't have to throw their pink ling catch overboard.
View ArticleFisheries now 'sustainable' as catch quotas jump
Eastern fishermen say their industry is sustainable as catch quotas rise.
View ArticleFish quotas rise
Chief executive officer of the South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association, Simon Boag, tells Jeremy Story Carter the eastern fisheries industry is sustainable as catch quotas rise. Read the full...
View ArticleVolunteer coast guards struggling to attract new recruits
Volunteer coast guards in Victoria's East are worried about how they will survive with ageing members and no regular funding
View ArticleKalimna section of Princes Highway reopens
VicRoads' crews managed to reopen a section of the Princes Highway near Lakes Entrance in time for the Easter weekend.
View ArticleInquiry hears benefits of centralised call-out scheme for marine rescues
A State Emergency Service (SES) unit in eastern Victoria says marine rescue services would benefit from a centralised call-out system.
View ArticleGippsland residents honoured in Queen's Birthday awards
People across Gippsland have been recognised for their service to the community in the Queen's Birthday honours list.
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