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Bairnsdale Joey Scouts partnered with East Gippsland Catchment Management to build frog hotels, educating about local species while fostering conservation awareness in an engaging activity for youth. - Airly Embleton-Mew and Lily Derham at Mallacoota Bastion Beach get thanks from Darren Chester for keeping the beach safe
Chester appreciation to Airly Embleton-Mew and Lily Derham at Mallacoota Bastion Beach for keeping the beach safe. - East Gippsland kids with diagnosed sensory conditions now get special kits from local Emergency Relief Centers
East Gippsland Emergency Relief Centers now provide Sensory Kits to support children with sensory conditions. These kits include tools such as visuals, tents, and headphones to reduce anxiety levels. - Gippsland Water Dragons to encourage youth to try dragon boating with get $7,500 funding form VicHealth JumpStart
Gippsland Water Dragons get $7,500 to encourage local youth to try dragon boating, through a successful VicHealth JumpStart! funding application. - Controversial Grantville sand mine extension in Bass Coast gets a green light ignoring the environmental risks
Bass Coast Shire Council is shocked and disappointed that the extension of a controversial sand mine in Grantville will go ahead after it was given the green light by the state government this week. - East Gippsland's three hospitals and council urge people to get vaccinated in the fight against COVID-19
Council encouraging everyone in the community to get vaccinated. - Goodstart Early Learning in Traralgon and Oak Street Kindergarten in Drouin get upgrade funded from Building Blocks Improvement program
The Andrews Labor government is helping kindergartens to upgrade and improve their centres, giving every Victorian child the best start to life. - Four amazing road trips across Gippsland to create your own long weekend this winter and spring of 2022
Take your not-so public holiday and let the long weekends roll on! Scroll on for tips on where to go. - Free green waste disposal to better prepare your property from bushfire in Wellington Shire from 1-30 November 2022
Wellington Shire Council is urging property owners to prepare for the 2022/23 summer bushfire season with No Fee Green Waste disposal at landfills and transfer stations between 1 -30 November 2022. - Tilly's Dream and Churchill North Primary School in Latrobe City get $110,000 boost for child care services
Two childcare providers in the Latrobe Valley have received a welcome funding boost to meet the needs of local families. - Uniting Gippsland Family Day Care in Bairnsdale and Paynesville Neighbourhood Child Care Centre get $380,000 for child care services for East Gippsland
Two child care providers in East Gippsland have received a welcome funding boost to meet the needs of local families. - Development of clean hydrogen and carbon capture and storage in Gippsland get $42.9M funding from federal government
The Coalition government is backing the development of clean hydrogen and carbon capture and storage technologies in Victoria's Gippsland region, providing job and economic growth opportunities for the community. - Summer fun at Latrobe City libraries with Return Yourself to the Library and 'Big Summer Read' programs
Encouraging children not to just go back to the library but also to borrow and read books. - Conran ramp upgrades awarded by Andrews Labor government now struggling to get done before Christmas school holidays
Due to its tardiness and again missing an infrastructure deadline, Labor will now struggle to have the upgrade to the Cape Conran boat ramp completed by the Christmas school holidays. - Clothes Transfer Stations from Upcycle4Better open to recycle your old clothes, shoes, home textiles and soft toys in Latrobe City
Latrobe City residents can recycle unwanted clothes, shoes, and textiles at four transfer stations free of charge. The initiative diverts textile waste from landfill and helps to improve waste management in the region. - Latrobe City in Gippsland ready to host 2026 Commonwealth Games events and get economic and tourism boost
Premier's announcing Latrobe City as host city to the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
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