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Earlier today, Premier Daniel Andrews announced Victorians living in metro Melbourne and Mitchell Shire are now recommended to wear face masks in situations where they are leaving their home and physical distancing is not possible – to help slow the spread of coronavirus in the community.

FOR the first time in three months, South Gippsland has recorded one new case of coronavirus.

FILE PHOTO: A couple from Docklands attempted to visit their holiday house on Phillip Island this morning.

A DRIVER has been fined by police after trying to get to their holiday house in the Bass Coast Shire. A couple from Docklands attempted to visit their holiday house on Phillip Island at 1.30am this morning (Friday, July 10). They were turned away

Bass Coast Health could neither confirm or deny the presence of positive cases of coronavirus in the area but acknowledged "there is a strong likelihood".

YOU’VE probably heard the rumours too. That people who’ve subsequently tested positive for coronavirus have been here. These rumours, some with specific business names attached, tracing movements, have even been quite detailed. But so far, none have been confirmed either by the business premises

Dalyston's U16s and U18s were abiding by all the restrictions at training in early June. Photo: Dalyston Football & Netball Club Facebook page.

THE West Gippsland Football Netball Competition (WGFNC) has cancelled the junior season for 2020.

There are no active cases in Bass Coast or South Gippsland but it's no cause for complacency.

VICTORIA has recorded 165 new cases of coronavirus since yesterday, with the total number of cases now at 3098. Bass Coast and South Gippsland shires still have no active cases. The overall total has increased by 156, after 9 cases were reclassified – largely

Senior Constable Bryan Begue from Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol and Senior Sergeant Heather Allen from Casey Highway Patrol were set up at a roadblock near the border of the Bass Coast, Cardinia, and South Gippsland Shires, at Lang Lang, this morning.

POLICE have set up a roadblock at Lang Lang to check on travellers entering the South Gippsland and Bass Coast Shires after the Melbourne metropolitan shutdown was enacted at midnight last night.

Stage 1 of the Great Southern Trail extension to Nyora has been fully funded and Stage 2 to Clyde has also received the State Government's commitment.

FIVE Gippsland projects are moving forward with funding made possible by the Victorian Government’s 2020-21 Local Sports Infrastructure Fund. And at the head of the queue is the $3.164 million Great Southern Rail Trail extension project. Member for Eastern Victoria Jane Garrett MP today

AFTER finding a joey in the pouch of a dead wombat on the side of the road in Harmers Haven, a passionate local has become determined to ensure another senseless death won’t occur.

There have been big crowds at the coast over the school holidays and it was noticeable that more cars than usual arrived in the past few days. Were they beating the Melbourne lockdown? Only time will tell.

YOU could drive a truck through the concession Daniel Andrews provided to “holidaymakers” on the eve of the shutdown of metropolitan Melbourne at midnight last night. Well, a caravan anyway. And six weeks’ worth of supplies. Those intent on “continuing their holidays” arrived in

You can’t go but they don’t want to see any ‘Mexicans’ north of the border anyway.

THE ‘Kick a Vic’ approach, initially adopted by the South Australian and then NSW and Queensland governments, is probably understandable. Our Premier started it. In response to a decision by the South Australian government to reopen its borders to people from Western Australia, the

Radiation oncologist Associate Professor Hany Elsaleh is available to consult patients at Wonthaggi Hospital.

BASS Coast Health continues to provide more services to cancer patients on their doorsteps. Patients can now consult radiation oncologist Associate Professor Hany Elsaleh at the Wonthaggi Hospital as part of their broader treatment regime. He is the head of radiation oncology at the

Gippsland South MP Danny O'Brien says it will be a relief to many that Melbourne people will not be able to visit Gippsland for the next six weeks.

But outlines reasons to go to Melbourne GIPPSLAND South MLA Danny O’Brien has praised the Premier Daniel Andrews and his team for recognising the differences between the Melbourne metro area and country areas. He also clarified that people could go to Melbourne under the

It will be back to school as usual for Gippsland schools next week.

GIPPSLAND schools go back as usual on Monday, July 13. That’s word from Eastern Victoria MP Harriet Shing who moved quickly last night to clarify the position for local students, teachers and parents. While a whole set of new arrangements was outlined by the