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Superpower.
Superpower is the first published story of 13-year-old Magnus Percy: a youngster with an immense... Read more
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Welcome to Gippsland.
No matter how you say it, you’re very welcome in Gippsland. Read more
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A story we’re lichen.
With a Little Kelp from our Friends is a beautifully illustrated exploration of the planet’s most... Read more
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Our schools.
Our schools enrich the lives of our students and the community. Read more
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The leap.
With some downtime and a shift in focus at work due to the pandemic lockdown, Nicole Mammarella... Read more
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Spirits of Collaboration.
Two Gippsland makers are coming together with a mix of the old and new. Read more
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Travelling with my father’s ashes.
The people, the local produce and offerings, listening and enjoying the company of others are all a... Read more
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Whatever it takes...
Whatever it takes, that's the spirit of the small town of Thorpdale. Read more
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Rare Earth & Red Pigs.
A profile of Toora artist and entrepreneur Anne Roussac-Hoyne. Read more
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The six degrees.
You're closer to everyone than you think and living in the country means you'll always know someone... Read more
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Unapologetically raw.
Craig Ruddy's shortlisted portrait of Uncle Bruce Pascoe is a moving portrayal of a man beloved by... Read more
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At the risk of flogging a certain horse to death.
Although a determined and canny explorer, McMillan’s role in massacres of First Nations people... Read more
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The suburbanisation of the coast.
Why is it that we love the natural forces of the coast, but settle in it as if it were a suburb? Read more
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Roll on, the revolution.
Duane Thomas and Leigh Newton are charging the change on the outskirts of Leongatha. Read more
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No eroding this beach town’s spirit.
The recession of Inverloch's shoreline has been rapidly eroding since 2013. Read more
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Suits you...
Gippsland's nudibranch is a fashion explosion crawling off the coral catwalk. Read more
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Putting Our Stamp On It
A registered Gippsland trademark aims to build more awareness for local brands and the region. Read more
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Empowering Our Towns
Heyfield is testing the viability of microgrids as a local energy solution, especially for powering... Read more
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What is our Smart Specialisation and Strategic Approach?
An introduction to the new Gippsland's Smart Specialisation and Strategic (GS3) approach. Read more
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What can we learn and adapt to our region?
A 2019 study mission provided Gippsland industry and community partners an opportunity to hear the... Read more
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An Introduction to the Collective Craft Malting Facility
Why provenance could be the secret ingredient to Gippsland's brewing success. Read more
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Gippsland’s Innovative Micro & Small Businesses
Innovation is increasingly seen as the fuel that boosts a region. Read more
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A welcoming contribution.
Gippsland Immigration Park recognises the substantial contributions of migrants to our communities Read more
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Knowledge is independence.
Mabel from TAFE Gippsland shares her passion for education and the hurdles encountered by migrants... Read more
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Visa troubles.
Susan Murphy shares the challenges and motivations in securing a visa when immigrating to Australia. Read more
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Shared culture.
Aunty Carolyn Briggs has led the way in embracing the cultural diversity of our community and... Read more
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Running away with the circus.
Rowenna and Alyson share their story about life on the road with Cirque du Soleil. Read more
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Seán Ó Gabhaín is ainm dom. Cé sibhse?
Does living abroad change your understanding of home? Read more
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command + option: esc
After setting off to conquer the big smoke, it was time to come home to Gippsland. Read more
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Whale, whale, whale. What do we have here?
Whale hello there! Dr Rebecca McIntosh gives us all the facts on the whales that grace Gippsland's... Read more
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Deciding with their feet.
Regional Australia is experiencing popularity with millennials and the attraction appears to be... Read more
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Innovation through imagination.
This new normal will see a city vs. regional mindset dissipate, replaced by mutual respect, empathy... Read more
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Borun & Tuk.
Borun, the pelican, and Tuk, the musk duck are the parents of the five Gunaikurnai clans -... Read more
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The punk & the pries†.
Wedged between devastating bushfires and a global pandemic,‘Two Last Names’ launched their first... Read more
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Boots Theory.
If you base the quality of news on the content itself, rather than the publisher, your perception... Read more
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To the other side.
Roving, rambling reporter Rio Davis spoke to President of the Rural Press Club and The Weekly Times... Read more
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People. Place. Ferndale.
It was the distinct beauty of Gippsland that seduced Jessica and James away from life in a major... Read more
FeatureCulture
Podcasts killed the video star.
Be all ears as we meet the voices behind some of our region’s most captivating and rewarding... Read more
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Right on time.
Lealah is the epitome of influencer culture, and she nails TikTok clip creation. Read more
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New kids on the block.
Without a trustworthy news source, many smaller communities struggle to get the news that matters... Read more
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Like wildfire.
New Year’s Eve 2019. Mallacoota. The headline of the New York Times reads “Apocalyptic Scenes in... Read more
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Writing about the game.
Are we missing these cut and paste sports articles? Were they really that cut and paste anyway? Read more
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All you need is love.
It turns out that for a wedding during a global pandemic, all you need is love. Read more
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A wise hairy elephant.
Phillip Island author Chris Flynn delivers the chuckles and chortles with his latest release,... Read more
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Empathy, not sympathy.
Chloe Bethune is a name you will be hearing a lot in the future. Read more
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Stand up.
On June 3, Black Girls Surf issued a worldwide call out to the international surfing community to... Read more
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Why we need voices.
It’s tough being in the media business right now, especially if you’re printed and based in a... Read more
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Power up!
Gippsland has great opportunities to drive Australia’s transition from coal-fired power generation... Read more
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Resilience, resourceful, regrowth.
Eucalyptus trees are specialists at surviving, recovering and then thriving again after a fire. Read more
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Relentless research.
WEHI research assistant, Tamara Beck, educates us on epigenetics. Read more
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The Rosedale incident.
Whether you are open-minded or skeptical, the mystery surrounding if aliens have ever visited our... Read more
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Big thanks.
In early December 2019, Gippslandia closed off the year by launching our first cookbook, opening a... Read more
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Are you listening?
Sound is all around us. It’s inescapable. Yet, are we actually listening? Read more
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A changed climate. A changing region?
Climate change is not coming — it is here. Read more
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Joy, and the thousand other emotions you feel when spending time with family.
Each one of us has a complicated, eccentric, and unique family relationship. Read more
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*Film stars.
The LYS is a youth-led, adult-guided initiative that endeavours to empower the young people of the... Read more
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High on Colour.
Step aside Monsteras and Agaves; Australian wildlife is making a comeback as the main source of... Read more
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Water, water.
Rebecca McEwan understands the preciousness of water. Her childhood in dry, hot South Australia... Read more
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Nom nom.
The Hub exists to promote, support and enable a thriving local food economy, based on ecological... Read more
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From a Flicker to a flame?
Oscar Grant runs his own show. He literally wrote, directed, produced and performed his own show. Read more
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Party poppers or party pooper?
Throwing a kid’s birthday party in 2019… It’s rife with modern guilt. Read more
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Christmas class.
Like all good Christmas stories, this one begins in the waters of Scotland and involves dead seaman… Read more
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You’ve got to hear this!
Read this interview with Sounds of Summer's Kate Adkins, then quickly get your tickets to this... Read more
FeatureChange
How do you see Gippsland’s forests?
The future of our forests depends on how we understand their impact on our lives. Sure, they can be... Read more
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Gippslandia Cookbook: The Book of Life.
The 'Book of Life', as seen in the TV series, Behind The Sash, on Channel 10 & Peach. Read more
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School for unTourists.
The School for Tourists seeks to promote forms of tourism that contribute and forge better... Read more
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Island life.
Island life has worked its magic and the new, relaxed setting has proven to be a creative catalyst... Read more
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Let’s build a box to think inside of.
Me, Myself & Si explores the life of an introvert in the creative wilderness. Read more
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Wilderness of mind.
Like the cosmos, the human mind is expanding and full of unknowns. Read more
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Roaming free.
Littleseeds Bush Playgroup in Ellinbank is one of the growing number of bush early learning centres... Read more
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The soft truth.
Soft skills are the new hard according to Willow Grove-based author and communications specialist,... Read more
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Loving art yourself, and not yourself in art.
Theatre-maker, Declan Greene is toiling away at shaping the stories that will make the Australian... Read more
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Hands-up for your champs.
Maree McPherson demonstrates an easy method to find the champions that will help you grow. Read more
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Waste not.
Australian Paper reimagines the powering of their Maryvale Pulp and Paper Mill through the... Read more
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It’s time.
“Flexible and resilient. After all, we’ve been doing it for at least 40,000 years.” - GEGAC CEO,... Read more
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A guide to being a great leader.
A practical guide to being a great leader by comedian Sonia Di Iorio - someone who has never led... Read more
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Checking a town's vitals.
A wonderful new initiative in Mirboo North & Districts aims to take the pulse of the local... Read more
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Studies in engagement.
For Sarah Hemphill, cultivating resilience & building qualities of leadership amongst her... Read more
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Six things I’ve learnt.
Lisa Northover shares some of her hard-earned lessons in managing a team. Read more
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From little things, big things grow.
Some of the Gippsland Community Leadership Program alumni share insights on what’s shaping... Read more
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Not afraid of a little hot water.
Farming & gardening is part of Gippsland's heritage, but how do we incorporate these into the... Read more
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Hot Paddy Cakes.
From the beginning, the Paddy Cakes have been killing it. Their first gig was in Inverloch; 50... Read more
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The best lives we can provide...
Author, Alice Robinson explores the challenging quandry - climate change and the choice to have... Read more
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Unleashing the adventurous lens.
A photog wrote, "...that’s the beauty of Gippsland; no matter life’s turbulence, Gippsland’s beauty... Read more
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The homecoming.
Fourteen years ago Alice Sims couldn’t have anticipated returning home, but now she is grateful to... Read more
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Hello Universe.
Take a glimpse of what it’s like to be two or three years old again, as we hand the photography... Read more
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Friend of a friend of a friend.
Gabi Kypriotis explores the highs & lows of the modern dating scene in Gippsland. Read more
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The death of lifelong employment.
The old rules of employment may have died, and the evolving workplace may be tough, but don’t give... Read more
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Un-belonging
Some people know where they belong. However, for many of us, finding our place in the world has... Read more
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Meet our future moguls.
Today, there is a new generation of young Gippslandian entrepreneurs that are making waves with... Read more
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Local pride?
To those outside Gippsland, have you bought into the negative stereotypes about our really... Read more
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Rebirth: New thinking renews old industries.
Melissa Churches and Jeremy Haw are utilising cutting edge tech to ensure their Gippsland... Read more
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Exceptional circumstances, exemplary solutions.
Can the Latrobe Valley be a leading example in a country with over 60,000 unrehabilitated mines... Read more
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Diggin' deep.
Photographer Andrew Northover unearths a world of colours, textures and tones amidst the heavy... Read more
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Frank & Flora.
An amazing collection of stories & photographs that share the inspiring environment-focused... Read more
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It all adds up.
The Gippsland Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence is another encouraging sign that our... Read more
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Our Ladies’ Detective Agency.
An introduction to the Bairnsdale Ladies’ Detective Agency - a pair of unrelenting, yet charming... Read more
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Projects for people, passion & place.
West Gippsland is home to a vibrant Landcare community that is active right across the region. Read more
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Take two doses of art to cure.
Integrating art and culture into your life is like taking a pleasurable elixir that'll greatly... Read more
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A new life for old coal.
Morwell's Omnia Specialities Australia are utilising a beneficial use for brown coal - a rock with... Read more
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Flying high.
Can a zip line in rural Wales inspire rejuvenation in the Latrobe Valley? Read more
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stART ’em early.
As East Gippsland Art Gallery demonstrates, art can act as a catalyst for positive change within... Read more
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The space matters.
“When did your kids last talk to you about what they learnt at school?” - a conversation with Mary... Read more
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Why didn’t they teach us our history in school?
Historian Shannon Woodcock asks, why is a culture of historical amnesia perpetuated in Gippsland? Read more
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Young sparks.
As Joh Lyons explains, our youth need opportunities to demonstrate what they can do. Will you... Read more
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Lessons for life.
The continuous sharing of collective interests forms a community. With teachers like Dani, Ama,... Read more
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Nothing borrowed, nothing gained.
Our libraries are changing. They're increasing vibrant and aim is to best accommodate your... Read more
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Sisters are doin’ it for themselves.
Women only make up 16% of Australia’s total STEM workforce—that’s a problem. Introducing the STEM... Read more
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Talkin’ bout a revolution.
What do you want for our children’s education? Mim Cook chats with local students & teachers to... Read more
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(4+2) x 2 ways to learn.
A collection of our favourite engaging online education resources to keep you learning. Read more
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Why I'm a teacher.
After becoming disillusioned in working for the ‘man’, Anthony Collins took a long & rewarding... Read more
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Why I’m a student.
Ashlee Vella's story highlight's why education is so important in breaking the cycle of poverty. Read more
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Hall and Oates.
South Gippsland has shown that not having a major arts centre in your region isn't a barrier if... Read more
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The enlightened emporium.
Time to adventure through the lush Strzelecki's to Korumburra to visit the fresh new Borough... Read more
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Call Hollywood.
Writer Shanrah Wakefield on moving to LA and the ability for positive social change through... Read more
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Best gig ever.
In Gippsland, on any given night, you might just see the greatest gig of your life. What was your... Read more
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Open mic.
Peer backstage with nine immensely talented Gippslandians who are taking their performance art to... Read more
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Call of the Lyrebird.
Thanks to the Lyrebird Arts Council, the Meeniyan Town Hall is a live music destination, hosting... Read more
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Doubleheader.
What’s better than chatting to a Gippsland musician? Hearing from two local musicians - Jac Tonks... Read more
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A.C. to D.O.P
Samuel Broeren has toiled in the creative industries and now works on several ads, music clips and... Read more
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Winter warmers.
There's something for everyone this winter; foodies, families, or even the wilder & woollier... Read more
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Let us entertain you.
By turning up our entertainment offerings, what are the big opportunities for an emerging... Read more
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Wil of the people.
There aren't many forms of broadcasting that comedian Wil Anderson hasn’t enhanced with his sharp... Read more
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Not the AÃRKetypal.
Meet Cedric Austria and the AÃRK Collective, a design studio that's boldly redesigning your next... Read more
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Art-o-magic.
Marc-o-matic aka Marco Ryan is set to take you on a wild journey through his interactive and... Read more
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A new start.
Enjoy extraordinary yarns being shared by extraordinary humans who have decided to make Gippsland... Read more
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Pheasant to phoenix.
It’s heartening to see a local icon get reborn - that it's the majestic Gumbuya World pheasant is... Read more
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The three little hoggets.
Hogget Kitchen is chef Trevor Perkins’ latest creation that’s building acclaim - yet are loftier... Read more
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The seed.
Where have your best ideas occurred? Mim chats with local businesses to hear when their ‘light... Read more
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The mother of invention - Part II.
Bonus business inspiration, handwritten by some of Gippsland's entrepreneurial mums. Read more
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The mother of invention.
We sit down with some of Gippsland's entreprenurial mums to hear how they juggle so many ace... Read more
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Binary shifted.
A chance meeting can lead to big things - meet the team that founded Gippsland's first startup... Read more
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Kickstarting Gippsland.
A collection of facts and figures that demonstrate the potential in fostering startups in Gippsland. Read more
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Gippsland: 2030.
By 2030, not only has Gippsland found its feet, but became a high-growth region of national... Read more
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The Great Pelican Count.
Calling on residents of, and visitors to, the Gippsland Lakes to register to be part of the Great... Read more
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Hunter led astray.
What has caused our hunter to miss the signs and be led astray into wild lands hundreds of... Read more
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With the sound of music.
New Year's Eve in Gippsland - Get teleported to a stunning location to shake your booty to rad... Read more
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Crop circles?
The Circle Farm & the Baw Baw Food Hub, alongside Norway's Food Studio, showcase Gippsland's... Read more
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To good health!
Gippsland has been steadily making a name for itself as a region that's excelling in all manner of... Read more
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Calling for rain.
French artist, Sofie Dieu, has fallen in love with regional Australia. Can you help her East... Read more
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A flag for Gippsland...
...and ten other provoking responses to an otherwise direct, yet tricky, brief. Read more
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Where roots run deep.
Feel a sense of pride as you glimpse at how far Gippsland has evolved in the past 200 years. Read more
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Chefs’ round table.
A November afternoon hosting many of Gippsland’s leading chefs, restaurateurs & growers, was... Read more
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Listen & learn.
Everybody has been on a journey - a story to share. The Living Libraries project brings these... Read more
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Identity: Gippsland.
How could the rebranding of Gippsland, as a united region with varied attractions & resources... Read more
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The people who bring you Gippslandia.
An ‘about us’ section to introduce some of our writers, contributors and partners that bring... Read more
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Launch sequence initiated.
Can Gippsland innovation take-off with the recent announcement of the opening of the Centre of... Read more
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Stay weird, stay different.
By shaking things up, Meet Martha aims to change the perception of fashion in Gippsland. Read more
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Redefine space.
Where others see crumbling buildings, can we imagine potential resources? Opportunities to... Read more
FeatureCulture
Holy Cowwarr!
A partnership with Melbourne's BLINDSIDE gallery has Cowwarr Art Space providing more creative... Read more
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(F)loating on.
The F.INC team presents FLOAT at Lake Tyers Beach - supported by the Small Town Transformations... Read more
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Let there be light.
"Wow!" they exclaimed on a deeply dark and chilly night in April. "This is something!" Together... Read more
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Why build theatres and galleries when people are unemployed?
When a community is creative, it’s vibrant and healthy. It’s prosperous and smart. Read more
FeatureCulture
Innovative strokes for innovative folks.
No matter your preferred medium, we hope there’s an idea here to assist in making Gippsland a... Read more
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The dawn of Gippsland's Renaissance.
Substantial redevelopment of our art and cultural centres is underway simultaneously right across... Read more
FeatureBusiness
An autonomous Uber.
Meet Sam Gundry, former Warragul resident, now Senior Engineer at Uber. Sam's helping to make cars... Read more
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Spear, seed, spanner, silicon.
Futurist Steve Sammartino explores the history of human labour through four simple words: Spear,... Read more
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Getting progress back on track.
Looking at the origins of Gippsland fast rail - where it disappeared & can we get the rail we... Read more
FeatureChange
Where ideas take-off.
We’ve been tinkering to develop 12 concepts to turn our area into a high-performance dynamo. Read more
FeatureChange
Seeds of change.
If you only read one article, make it this one about Bruce Pascoe’s seeds of change. Read more
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The art of healing.
Artist and art therapist, Lewis Beilharz shares his journey on exploring the world, rediscovering... Read more
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Fresh picks.
The fresher the food, the better it can taste, and at Tamsin’s Table, they’re just dusting the dirt... Read more
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M.C., pass the mic.
There’s something about the expression people make when they first hear Kwasi’s music - “That guy’s... Read more
FeatureFood & Drink
Right on our doorstep.
A list of all the wonderful (and often weird) edible luxuries we don’t have to travel so far to... Read more
FeatureChange
Where ideas take root.
The following is a collection of 12 concepts to cultivate innovation in our agriculture and food... Read more
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Farming The Future
The landscape is still shifting. The rolling green hills of Gippsland previously changed from... Read more
FeatureCulture
Behind the big picture.
PollyannaR first appeared on my radar when we met in a windy Traralgon alleyway as she snapped us... Read more
FeatureLiving Well
The Fox Effect.
With a keen eye for hunting down our region’s finest experiences, found and foxed creator, Jo... Read more