THE Australian Greens see the Gippsland South by-election as a referendum on coal seam gas extraction.

LEONGATHA Primary School held an assembly on Friday to say farewell to vice principal Grant Kuhne, who is retiring after a teaching career of 37 years.

FIRE crews from brigades across the region responded to a bad chemical reaction at a Darnum milk processing factory late last week.

STATE government ministers, Baw Baw staff and the Australian Services Union are unhappy with the reasons given for a planned major council restructure which could see 35 people made redundant.

Shane Watson is left out for James Faulkner as Australia bats first in the World Cup clash against Afghanistan at the WACA.

A property analyst casts doubt on how much Treasurer Joe Hockey's order to sell a foreign-owned, $39-million Sydney mansion will help average house hunters.

INDONESIAN authorities say Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan did not say a word as armoured vehicles took them from their Bali jail in the pre-dawn dark.

LIBERAL and Labor MPs have pleaded with Indonesia to stop the executions of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan.