Infrastructure-heavy final council meeting of 2025
All councillors were present for the sitting of Wellington Shire Council’s final meeting for the year on Tuesday.
It began on a sombre note, as...
Maffra West Upper family donates 105-hectare property
A PIONEERING act of generosity by a local family is helping shape the future of private land conservation in Australia.
The Phillipson family of Maffra...
Police operation Roadwise begins tomorrow
Motorists are being warned to adhere to the road rules or face a costly Christmas, as Operation Roadwise gets underway.
The 15-day statewide road policing...
Appeal for information on Winnindoo assaults
Warning: Distressing content.
Detectives from the Sexual Crimes Squad are appealing for information following a sexual assault at a B&S ball in Winnindoo last month.
Police...
Administrators reveal Dicky Bill Australia owes in excess of $7m
Administrators have revealed that 165 employees of Dicky Bill Australia are owed more than $1 million, as the company's financial and operational position continues...
New shopping centre in Sale CBD proposed to replace Bunnings
With Bunnings set to leave Sale's central business district for the northern growth area, Wellington Shire Council is assessing new plans for a major...
Parliamentary inquiry into oil and gas decommissioning has commenced
The parliamentary inquiry into the decommissioning of Victoria's oil and gas industry has commenced, with the committee hearing from industry, environmental groups and the...
Greens table Fingerboards petition in state parliament
A PETITION, with just under 3400 signatures, requesting to permanently exempt the Fingerboards area from all mining, has been tabled in state parliament.
The petition,...
Major status for wind project ‘strong vote of confidence’: Blue Mackerel
PROPONENTS behind the Blue Mackerel offshore wind project welcomed the federal government's awarding it Major Project Status (MPS).
The official recognition of the project's significance...
Businesses can register for offshore wind projects
The development of the transmission to support offshore wind energy off the Gippsland coast is creating opportunities for local businesses, with global bidders required...
TAFE Gippsland welcomes clean energy partnership
The new trilateral partnership between Australia, India and Canada is good news for Gippsland's clean energy transition, according to TAFE Gippsland.
This new agreement, announced...
Denison man killed following truck rollover
A DENISON man has died following a truck rollover in far east Gippsland on Friday afternoon.
It is understood a livestock truck traveling south on...

















