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11/10/2025

Glenaladale Landcare Group commissioned this mural by local artist Jenny Toye last year on a water tank at the Fingerboards.

10/10/2025

10/10/2025

09/10/2025

Follow me if you feel me.

08/10/2025

Great news!

06/10/2025

They will probably have to wait for Loy Yang to close the coal mine before this happens.

Gippslanders, I need your help to make a difference…

I’ve launched a petition calling for the state and federal governments to work together on the proposed Princes Highway bypass in Traralgon.

Together with my state colleague, the Member for Morwell Martin Cameron, we are trying to kick-start some progress on the long-awaited project to reduce congestion in the region’s largest town.

With 15 intersections involving roundabouts and traffic lights, it now takes at least 15-20 minutes get through town and that can be much worse on long weekends and school holidays.

Providing a Traralgon by-pass would reduce congestion, improve safety and productivity, increase liveability for locals and boost the visitor economy in Gippsland. It would also create jobs during the major construction phase.

There are well recognised social, economic and environmental benefits to be achieved in delivering this road transport project as a matter of urgency.

Earlier this year, the Federal Coalition promised $5 million to assist the design work prior to the election but the Albanese Government has refused to match the commitment.

The Labor Party at state and federal level has stone-walled the bypass project and keep making excuses for their abysmal lack of progress.

This petition calls on the the House of Representatives to work with the Victorian Government to prioritise funding to finalise the design, approvals and costings with an aim to commence construction and deliver a Traralgon bypass on the Princes Highway by 2030.

The petition is available for signing at Martin Cameron’s office in Morwell, and my offices in Traralgon and Sale. We will also make sure it is available to be signed throughout the community in the weeks ahead.

06/10/2025

06/10/2025

The moon over Gippsland is so bright tonight.

06/10/2025

The Gippsland giant earthworm is a marvel of nature, with its length averaging around three feet and a thickness of about three-quarters of an inch in adulthood. However, certain individuals can grow up to ten feet long, positioning this earthworm among the largest globally. It is only outdone by Microchaetus rappi from Africa, which holds the record with a specimen measuring over twenty-two feet in length.

Despite its impressive size, the Gippsland giant earthworm is notoriously difficult to observe. It resides in the loamy, moist soils of the Bass River Valley in Victoria, venturing above ground primarily after heavy rains or flooding. This elusive nature has contributed to its classification as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The earthworm’s subterranean lifestyle is punctuated by a unique behavior: when threatened, it emits a curious blend of whistles and crackles as it retreats further into the wet soil.

Local farmers recount tales of fields turning “red with blood” when previously untouched lands housing these earthworms were first plowed. Such anecdotes highlight the striking impact of human activity on this delicate ecosystem and underscore the challenges faced in studying these creatures.

06/10/2025

BUS ACCIDENT ⚠️
FOSTER

Vline bus Accident

People onboard,
Persons No Longer Trapped,

Multi Emergency services responding

Approx 11:56am

High Angle Rescue,

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📷 by ABC NEWS

06/10/2025

A council in Victoria's east has stopped covering the insurance costs of community groups that operate on Crown land.

Community groups in East Gippsland say they must pay thousands of dollars or go uninsured.

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05/10/2025

Pole Dancing in Morwell