THE historic wildlife rescue operation now underway to protect Phillip Island's Little Penguins from a devastating strain of avian influenza is the largest wild bird vaccination effort ever attempted worldwide.
Candowie Reservoir the primary local water storage for Phillip Island and Western Port stretching from The Gurdies down to Dalyston has officially reached 100% capacity.
Rainfall records have been smashed on the Bass Coast as a second powerful low-pressure system swept in from Bass Strait overnight causing flash flooding in low-lying coastal roads and thick drifts of hail on the Bass Highway and Inverloch-Kongwak Road.
A Gippsland poultry farmer may have discovered the perfect solution to help local farmers beat soaring power bills by turning poultry manure and dairy waste into clean energy.
