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Volunteers welcome as NYE on the Hill drops full 2026 line-up
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (370+ words) The NYE on the Hill festival near Loch has released its full 2026 musical line-up and called for applications from volunteers. ORGANISERS of the eagerly anticipated NYE on the Hill festival have called for applications from volunteers as the festival releases…...
Federal cash to boost local timber after U.S. imports stall Kernot bridge
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (451+ words) Just days after it was revealed a delay in shipping timber from the U.S. had impacted the Stewart Road bridge at Kernot the Federal Government has announced a $150 million investment package to reduce Australia's reliance on timber imports. A $150 million investment…...
No 'dogs on beaches' ban for bird flu, says Agriculture Vic
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1052+ words) It's official. Authorities have no issue with dog owners walking their pooches on the beach following the arrival in Victoria of H5N1 bird flu. But keep them on a leash and definitely don’t let them roll in anything nasty. Speaking at…...
World’s largest bird flu vaccination campaign on Phillip Island
3+ week, 3+ day ago (531+ words) THE historic wildlife rescue operation now underway to protect Phillip Island's Little Penguins from a devastating strain of avian influenza is the largest wild bird vaccination effort ever attempted worldwide. THE historic wildlife rescue operation now underway on Phillip Island…...
Cenotaph lights up for Vietnam veterans
3+ week, 5+ day ago (302+ words) Wonthaggi residents gathered at the town’s cenotaph on Tuesday night to honour the service of Australia’s Vietnam veterans. The Wonthaggi RSL Sub-Branch held its inaugural ‘Vietnam Veterans’ Day Light Up the Cenotaph remembrance’ on August 18, with veterans and community members…...
‘I Was Only 17’ Vietnam Veterans mark 60th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan
3+ week, 6+ day ago (732+ words) ‘I Was Only 17’ South Gippsland Vietnam Veterans at the Leongatha Cenotaph on Vietnam Veterans' Day to mark the historic 60th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan recall leaving home as teenagers to fight a war that would define a generation....
Penguin cover-up: Why the vaccination program is already too late
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (603+ words) It's already too late to vaccinate Phillip Island’s world-famous penguin colony. Here's why: The authorities know it. They have an unimpeachable scientific report that tells them so. But still they are going ahead on Monday this week, attempting to vaccinate…...
Why a two-month delay vaccinating our penguins?
4+ week, 1+ day ago (740+ words) WHY has it taken so long to start vaccinating Phillip Island’s world-famous but critically at-risk penguin colony? On July 2, 2026, the New Zealand Department of Conservation announced it had completed “a world-first research trial on five native bird species that showed…...