Historical Society Remembers

DELWP Gippsland Our Authorised Officers from the Conservation Regulator and FFMVic were kept busy over the Melbourne Cup long weekend, with multiple reports of destructive and dangerous behaviour by campers and vehicle users. Authorised Officers checked-in with more than 1200 people across the region, most of whom were doing the right thing over the extended…

A positive case of COVID-19 has been identified in West Gippsland. This case is linked to the V/Line workforce. This is a low risk case and there are no exposure sites to announce at this time. Gippsland Region Public Health Unit is working closely with the Victorian Department of Health to provide support while investigations…

Good news to help our struggling tourism sector! More travel vouchers to use at regional tourism operators are on their way folks. A $32m + package, which has just been announced, includes 80,00 $200 tourism vouchers, grants of up to $7,000 for tourism operators, grants for up to $15,000 for on-mountain operators (welcome news for…

From: Erica MTB Park “Very unfortunate to see locals dumping rubbish in our lovely park. Thankfully an address was found in the rubbish which has been handed on to authorities.” NOTE: Baw Baw Shire Council provides FREE 2m of hard waste disposal…and you can do this at the Erica Transfer Station. More information here: https://www.bawbawshire.vic.gov.au/Resident-Information/Environment-Recycling-and-Waste/Transfer-Stations-and-Illegal-Dumping?BestBetMatch=transfer%20station|d13b95b2-5146-4b00-9e3e-a80c73739a64|4f05f368-ecaa-4a93-b749-7ad6c4867c1f|en-AU

Testing opportunities available in Gippsland on 1 October include; LATROBE CITY • Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium drive through, Ashby St, Traralgon 9.30am – 5pm today and 9am – 4pm Saturday and Sunday. No appointments required. • Latrobe Valley Respiratory Clinic, Morwell. Appointments required, for bookings go to https://bit.ly/3Fbd8eH. • LCHS – Senior Citizens Centre,…