Tag: Warragul 3820
Man's legs crushed in hay baler mishap
A west Gippsland man was flown to Melbourne yesterday when his legs were crushed in a farm accident.[MORE]
Cooke wins third stage in Victoria
Baden Cooke won the third stage of the Tour of Victoria from Warragul to Marysville on Wednesday.[MORE]
O'Grady hits form with stage win
Australian cyclist Stuart O'Grady has taken out the second stage of the Tour of Victoria from Inverloch to Warragul.[MORE]
Global credit crunch hits abattoirs
Gippsland abattoirs in south-east Victoria are concerned the global financial crisis is starting to affect the price of cattle, meat and by-products.[MORE]
Local business feeding WYD masses
A Gippsland food company is producing 200,000 packaged meals a day for the World Youth Day festival in Sydney.[MORE]
MP wants GM crops inquiry
The federal Liberal Member for McMillan, Russell Broadbent, is asking the Government to hold an inquiry into genetically modified (GM) crops.[MORE]
Warragul workplaces penalised over safety failures
WorkSafe Victoria has issued more than 50 penalty notices in just one day of a workplace inspection blitz in Warragul this week. [MORE]
Nationals angry over axed RSL funding
Victorian National party leader Peter Ryan is pushing the Federal Government to honour election promises made by the Coalition before last year's poll.[MORE]
New roundabouts to handle traffic congestion
The Baw Baw Shire Council says a population boom in Warragul has forced a number of traffic changes in the town's CBD.[MORE]
Gippsland teachers rally for more pay
Teachers in West and South Gippsland stopped work this morning to rally for better pay and conditions. [MORE]
Police probe possible fuel tampering
Police are investigating whether fuel at a service station in Warragul was deliberately tampered with.[MORE]
Drought bus returns to Gippsland
The Federal Government's drought bus is back in Gippsland this week. [MORE]
Cancer patient to fight on for legal euthanasia
A Victorian woman dying of cancer, Angela Belucciu, is continuing her campaign for legislative change to allow euthanasia.[MORE]
Euthanasia planner slams AFP's 'heavy-handed' approach
A terminally ill Victorian man who publicly announced he planned to end his own life says he is not a criminal and does not deserve to be treated like one.[MORE]
Viney says Vic Govt can't afford teacher pay boost
The Labor Minister for the Eastern Region, Matt Viney, is arguing that the Victorian Government cannot afford to give teachers the pay rise they are asking for.[MORE]
Fed Govt to fund young-focused mental health service
The Federal Government will provide almost $1 million for a new mental health service for young people in West Gippsland. [MORE]
Walhalla Rd revamp to be finished by December
Baw Baw Shire Council says 40 kilometres of the bushfire damaged Walhalla Road in south-east Victoria will be completed by December.[MORE]
Three die in Yarragon head-on crash
Three people were killed in a head-on car crash at Yarragon in Gippsland, in south-east Victoria, on Friday night.[MORE]
Experts to offer forecasts for Gippsland farmers
A panel of experts will give their predictions for the short and medium term prospects for Gippsland farmers at a forum today in Warragul, in south-east Victoria.[MORE]
New $6.7m Warragul health service opens
Victorian Health Minister Daniel Andrews has opened a multi-million dollar health facility in Warragul, in south-east Victoria.[MORE]
New infrastructure projects for drought-hit areas
Victoria's new Regional and Rural Development Minister, Jacinta Allan, is announcing 30 new infrastructure projects in drought-affected areas of Gippsland today.[MORE]
Police investigate single crash death
Victorian police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal accident at Warragul South today.[MORE]
Police hunt serial train flasher
Police are investigating reports of a serial flasher targeting teenage girls in eastern Victoria. [MORE]
Vic school targets wobble board record
A secondary school east of Melbourne will today aim to break a world record - by playing 400 wobble boards.[MORE]
Bike group backs coroner's call for better lighting
Bicycle Victoria is supporting a coroner's report on a young boy killed while riding his bike between Warragul and Drouin last year.[MORE]
