West Gippsland Week

Deb Tsorbaris is CEO of the Centre, which recently toured regional areas hearing from providers of the needs in rural areas.

One of many gold rush towns that close as soon as the gold is gone, Walhalla is a town in the southern hills of the Australian Great Divide. now claiming a resident population of about 20. It has transformed itself in recent times into a heritage town, and boasts several genuine historic offerings, not least is the Walhalla Goldfield Railway lovingly restored by volunteers over many years. Take a trip...

Kids make up a disturbing number of injuries on farms. Here we look at the Victorian statistics and talk to Kidsafe Victoria about what needs to be done to reduce the damage.

How we parent has changed over the years, from back when multiple generations lived together in small villages, to our nuclear family often separated from family and community in single suburban homes. So the support that parents need has also changed and along with government services community groups have developed to provide that support. This is one such.

A couple of people feel compelled to do something to help, and find their community responds with surprising support.

It may be thought that asbestos is a danger that has been dealt with long ago, but it was used so widely that it can still be found in homes and factories. Here we discuss where it can be found in some surprising places, and the threat it can pose when renovations are undertaken in the home or factory.

Corey Lewis has set up a small recycling operation, literally in his back yard. We visit his operation and find out what you need to know about recycling in Australia, and how you might make it a cottage business.

Local theatre group "Off the Leash Theatre" is presenting the Louis Nowra play, here discussed by joint directors Tracey Rabl and Kellie Bray.

Recent Victorian (Australia) legislation has provided for a legal path to Mitochondria donation to prevent children getting various life-limiting diseases. Here we explore what it is, and how the donation process works.

Yarragon is a small highway town in West Gippsland, whose history of settlement by Europeans is similar to many in rural Victoria. Tini Cook is has "married into" a founding family of the town, and explored it's history, and the dynamics of a small town.