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.

COMMUNICATIONS Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Tony Abbott is the best person to be prime minister because he has the confidence of the party room.

After amassing 411 runs in its innings, South Africa makes light work of Ireland's batting line-up, securing a huge win for the second World Cup match in a row.

JULIE Bishop says news that Indonesia is preparing to move Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan to the island where they'll be executed is devastating.

Federal Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull says "every single" member of the Coalition party room is behind the Prime Minister.