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Pelican tagged in Gippsland Lakes research project sighted in NSW, 700kms away

A pelican banded as part of a research project in Victoria last year, and last seen in March, is spotted more than 700 kilometres away in northern New South Wales.





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Australian-made GippsAero GA8 aircraft grounded after nine die in Sweden plane crash

Aviation authorities ground an Australian-made aircraft that Swedish investigators believe may have broken up mid-flight in Sweden, leading to the deaths of nine people.




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Mining exclusion zone in Gippsland's food bowl welcomed, but locals call for water protection

The Victorian Government has announced it will protect 4,000 hectares of farm land from mining exploration in the state's east in an area near a controversial mining proposal.




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Historic boat saved from rot and ruin on Sydney Harbour returned home to Metung for restoration

A wooden ketch picked up on eBay for $4,128 is returning to its namesake home of Metung to be restored by members of the family and community that built her.




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Little penguins in need of more rehabilitation jumpers in case of oil spill

Little penguins can be susceptible to oil spills and when that happens they head to Phillip Island to get clean again, but not before being fitted out with special "rehabilitation jumpers".




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Two-car crash in Cranbourne leaves two dead and more badly injured

Police allege a stolen vehicle collided with another car on the South Gippsland Highway yesterday afternoon.



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Retired teacher sentenced to suspended jail term for abusing boy on school camp

A retired teacher in his 70s receives a suspended jail sentence for the sexual assault of a boy during a week-long school excursion almost 40 years ago.




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Family of Victor Kostiuk face drunk, drugged driver Jesse Reid, who killed him on charity ride

Jesse Reid reached speeds of up to 200kph before he veered onto the wrong side on the road and crashed into a veteran policeman's motorcycle.




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Gippsland council gives $700 debit cards to help drought-affected farmers and stimulate local economy

Wellington Shire Council in Victoria's Gippsland region gives eligible farmers $700 pre-loaded debit cards to provide some financial relief and stimulate the local economy.




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Drunk, drugged driver Jesse Reid jailed for killing police officer Victor Kostiuk on charity ride

Drunk and high-on-ice driver Jesse Reid is sentenced to 10 years in prison over the 2018 death of policeman Victor Kostiuk, who was taking part in a charity motorbike ride in Victoria.




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Man and woman arrested over toddler's death in Melbourne's south-east

A neighbour describes hearing a man screaming to be handed the phone on the afternoon a two-year-old boy died in Melbourne's outer-south-east. Police have arrested a man and a woman over the death.




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Langwarrin toddler Jaidyn Gomes's mother speaks as Brendan Pallant charged with murder

The mother of a two-year-old boy who died in Melbourne's outer-south-east on Monday speaks of her grief as the man charged with his murder is remanded in custody.




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Victorian teachers offered $50,000 to relocate to regions to tackle rural inequality

Teachers will be offered up to $50,000 to relocate from Melbourne to rural and regional schools desperate for qualified teachers, as part of a new Victorian Government plan to tackle flagging results.





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Farms to Families mobile market truck brings fresh produce to disadvantaged regional families

A new food truck is empowering disadvantaged Gippsland families to choose their own fresh produce and is also allowing for more efficient delivery.



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Port Albert pier is located near the proposed farm

If the 'Star of the South' wind farm is approved, you will see the turbines off the pier




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Victorian hospital security guard awarded $31K payout in unfair dismissal case

Latrobe Regional Hospital in Victoria's Gippsland has been ordered to pay more than $31,000 to a former security guard who was sacked last year.






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Gippsland teenager Mubasshir Murshed's parabola equation published in academic journal

A teenager from Gippsland in Victoria has written an equation that has been published in a national academic journal a major achievement for one so young.




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With Yallourn threatened with early closure, does Germany's exit from coal provide a blueprint?

A threat to close the Yallourn coal-fired power station earlier than planned has some asking whether Australia should look to Germany as a model for transition.




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Species of grasshopper not seen since 1960s rediscovered in Gippsland

A species of grasshopper that has not been seen in Victoria since the 1960s is rediscovered at Omeo in East Gippsland.




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Authorities say red dye cause of Stony Creek pollution

Victoria's Environment Protection Authority finds 5 litres of dye from a Brooklyn company caused the discolouration of Melbourne's Stony Creek but the chemical content has not been confirmed.





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Kangaroo pet food culling program to remain in Victoria, but red tape has farmers concerned

Victoria finally has a permanent kangaroo pet food program, but farmers are concerned red tape will result in carcasses left to rot in paddocks.




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Mick Gatto called in after property developer Steller Group goes bust owing investors millions, court documents say

Melbourne underworld figure Mick Gatto was retained by at least one investor to help recover money from the messy collapse of a major property developer that left investors owed millions of dollars, according to court documents.




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Fujitsu pulls out of planned Victorian Government-backed Latrobe Valley tech precinct

A planned $17-million hi-tech education precinct in Victoria's Latrobe Valley, a centrepiece of the Hazelwood transition program, is in jeopardy after the project's major partner pulls out.




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Boys encouraged to dance 'as superheroes' sees figures slowly rising

The Australian Dancing Institute is encouraging more boys to take up dancing, to break down the stigma attached to male dancers.




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Woman refused mammogram, told she was 'too young', then diagnosed with breast cancer

A 33-year-old Victorian woman who was repeatedly denied breast screenings because of her age is urging other women to "follow their instincts" after being diagnosed with cancer.




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Victoria's Latrobe Regional Hospital mental health staff under limited supervision, review finds

A report on the workplace culture at a major hospital in Victoria uncovers limited supervision of junior mental health staff, as well as allegations of bullying and sexual harassment.




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Samantha Fraser lived in 'constant fear' before alleged murder by former husband, court hears

A Victorian court is told a psychologist who was found dead in her garage last year saw signs her husband was becoming a "dangerous person" and took precautions to protect herself and her children before he allegedly killed her.




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Famous 145yo Pleyel piano restored, illuminating lost craft of piano making

Albert H. Fox, who restored and rebuilt close to 6,000 pianos and tuned several thousand more, has now restored a famous 145-year-old Pleyel piano.





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Samantha Fraser asked police to remove guns from safe in garage before alleged murder

A Victorian court has heard that a man accused of murdering his wife set fire to her back fence and accused her of having an affair with a neighbour in the lead-up to her death.




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Eastern barred bandicoots returned to the wild on Victoria's French Island

More than 70 eastern barred bandicoots have travelled some 400 kilometres from Hamilton, on Victoria's mainland, to the safe haven of French Island in Western Port Bay.




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Samantha Fraser escaped religious cult before alleged murder by former husband, court told

A Victorian court is told Samantha Fraser, who was allegedly murdered by her husband at Phillip Island last year, was disowned by her extended family when she left their religious cult.




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Samantha Fraser's former husband Adrian Basham to face trial over her alleged murder on Phillip Island

Adrian Basham has been committed to stand trial over the death of his wife and mother of their three children, Samantha Fraser, found dead in her Phillip Island garage.





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Regional hospitals compared with third world as doctors put pressure on NSW Government to call for judicial inquiry

Whistleblower doctors in New South Wales say their pleas for a serious inquiry into regional healthcare by the NSW State Government are being ignored since a damning Four Corners expose last month.




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Biodegradable HyO-Cups are dried gourds grown inside 3D printed molds

Jun Aizaki, the founder of New York-based design studio Crème Design, and his team created HyO, a completely organic, biodegradable cup made from a gourd grown inside a 3D printed mould to take their functional shape.



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DTU and TU Delft develop stress adapted orthotropic infill for 3D printing

A team of researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) has developed a new method for generating stress adapted orthotropic infill for 3D printing.



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Digital Artisan, JSR and Castem create 3D printed Formless generative heels

Digital Artisan, a Japanese design lab has teamed up with chemicals company JSR Corporation, , Castem, a manufacturer of precision casting parts, to create “Generative Heel – Formless” high heel shoes using 3D printing technology.



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Markforged raises $82M Series D from Summit Partners, Microsoft, Porsche and Siemens

Markforged, a Watertown, MA-based manufacturer of industrial 3D printers, closed an $82m Series D round of funding.



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Strengthening the connection between layers of FDM 3D printed objects with z-anchors

We recently wrote about several projects that aim to increase the strength of 3D printed components. In November 2018, the “Father of RepRap,” Dr. Adrian Bowyer, demonstrated how hollow tubes could make 3D prints stronger. Later, Stefan Hermann at CNC Kitchen experimented with Smart Infill for stronger 3D prints.



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Sushi Singularity to serve 3D printed sushi based on customer’s saliva and urine

Japanese company Open Meals is fusing science and sushi to create nutrient-rich foods that is tailored to each diner. By using “biological samples” including “saliva, urine, [and] stool,”



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MIT develops Aguahoja, programmable water-based biocomposites for digital fabrication

Researchers at the Mediated Matter Group at MIT Media Lab have created Aguahoja, a collection of natural artifacts that were digitally designed and robotically fabricated from the molecular components found in trees, insect exoskeletons, apples and bones.



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MIT uses fine-scale 3D bioprinting to grow highly uniform cell cultures with desired properties

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have used fine-scale 3D bioprinting to grow cells that are highly uniform in shape and size, and potentially with certain functions.



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3D printed tissues could help heal athletes damaged bone and cartilage

Bioscientists are developing 3D printed artificial tissues that may help heal bone and cartilage typically damaged in sports-related injuries.



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4D printed smart metamaterials can be stiff as wood or soft as sponge

Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers have created flexible, lightweight 4D printed materials with potential applications in morphing airplane or drone wings, soft robotics and tiny implantable biomedical devices.



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