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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.

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VicGrid says residents are 'confused' over transmission lines planned for the south-east

Residents in line to host renewable energy infrastructure thought they knew the ground rules, but say they remain confused and in the dark about plans for transmission lines across their region.

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Gippsland family builds accessible house to keep son living with disability out of aged care

Aresti lives with disability and was facing being put into a group home — until his family got creative with NDIS funding.

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Aurora australis provides regional tourism opportunity as stargazers seek out clear night skies

The southern lights are putting on a vivid display of colour, capturing the interest of locals in regional Victoria and enticing more people to visit.

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Princes Highway traffic slows after van, V/Line train crash at Yarragon in Victoria's east

A lane of the Princes Highway has been shut and trains on the Gippsland line have been cancelled after a passenger train hit a van at a level crossing.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Gippsland teacher pleads guilty to unlawful sex with year 11 student after letters sent to school

The court heard the Gippsland woman approached the boy when he was upset at school and exchanged Instagram details with him, which progressed to online conversations and eventually to sex in the teacher's car at a pine plantation.

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Gippsland elders weigh in on Voice to Parliament, call for diversity of views

Indigenous leaders from Gippsland call for more details on the working logistics of a fair and equitable Voice to Parliament, warning that it must reflect the diversity of different cultural lore and practices.

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Man sentenced to further 21 months in prison after kidnapping, stealing from woman in Gippsland

A man who has spent most of his adult life in prison has been sentenced to another 21 months behind bars after he kidnapped a woman in Moe in Victoria's east in 2021.

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Indigenous homelessness 'a national shame' as single mum in Gippsland evicted on Christmas Eve

Tamia Hood lives in an old pop-top caravan with her mother and four-year-old son, near a town with empty holiday homes.

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Driver dies and young boy suffers critical injuries after fatal Gippsland crash in eastern Victoria

A fatal crash in Gippsland involving three cars and seven people kills a driver and leaves a young boy with critical injuries.

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American college football grand final stars Victorians Brett Thorson and Jordy Sandy

Brett Thorson and Jordy Sandy grew up within an hour of each other in Gippsland. Now they have had the "absolutely wild" experience of playing in one of American football's biggest events.

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Gippsland hosts future Olympians in national sailing championship

A Gippsland coastal town is hosting a national sailing championship that has become a well-worn pathway for future Olympic sailors.

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Gippsland women's cricket bat maker Clare Johnston providing options for female athletes

When women go searching for a cricket bat, they often find they have fewer options than their male counterparts, but Gippsland bat maker Clare Johnston hopes to change that.

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South Gippsland removed from offshore wind zone after community concerns

South Gippsland residents have welcomed a new zone earmarked for offshore wind energy production in the Bass Strait, which now excludes waters west of Wilsons Promontory.

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Gippsland aged care home resident's death on footpath sparks calls for national register

The daughter of an Indigenous man who died with "significant" injuries outside his Victorian nursing home pleads for answers about the lead-up to his final moments.

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Offshore wind farm zone a 'game changer'

Victoria's south coast will become home to turbine projects with the heavy winds of the Bass Strait offering plenty of wild weather to power Australian homes.

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Paper mill workers face uncertain future

A large paper mill in the Gippsland region of Victoria may have to stand down workers or stop making some products as it deals with dwindling timber supplies.

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Nationals candidate for regional seat of Narracan found dead

Shaun Gilchrist was contesting Narracan in Victoria's east, covering the regional centres of Drouin and Warragul and smaller rural towns in north-west Gippsland.

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