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Descendants of ex-convict to gather in Rosedale

Locals Toni Blake-Callander and Daryl Wilson share a common ancestor, Sarah Phillips, an ex-convict banished to Tasmania who later settled in Tarraville in 1849. They...

Eighty years of CFA service honoured

The Country Fire Authority recently celebrated one of its members reaching an impressive 80 years of service. Ron Hewlitt joined the Maffra brigade in 1945...

National marketing award for local

Stradbroke-based marketing strategist Kirstin Hams has been awarded the 2025 Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) Award for Excellence in Social Media Marketing, recognised for a...

Duathlete’s 20,000km mission: ‘It’s about saving hearts’

Duathlete Dawn Beaumont is deep into a 200-day, 20,000-kilometre fundraising run and ride around Australia for the Heart Foundation and Royal Flying Doctor Service...

Maffra Hospital hoverjack funded

Thanks to the generosity of the Maffra Lions Club and the Maffra Hospital Auxiliary, Maffra Hospital has a new lifting device to be used...

Wanda the Wombat helps heart

The truth is stark. For Laura O’Neill, losing her son is a nightmare she can never wake up from. In 2019, a tragic incident on remote...

Lifelong connections celebrated at St Anne’s

It was a day of connections, conversations and cherished memories at this year’s St Anne’s Day celebration at Gippsland Grammar’s St Anne’s Campus on...

Margaret Rutherford turning 101

Margaret Rutherford, a resident at Wattleglen, Sale, will celebrate her 101st birthday next Tuesday. Providing early well wishes was federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. "Reaching...

Wearing wellies for good cause

Cowwarr Primary School’s gumboots were back in action to help achieve a better life for foster children, with their annual charity driving donations of...

Free murals to a good home

THE Sale Stationeers Group is looking for new homes for murals which were previously on show around the Sale train station. The murals, painted by...

Sale Combined Probus Club’s Christmas in July

The Sale Combined Probus Club hosted Christmas in July recently. The Sale Combined Probus Club is a group for semi-retired or retired women and men...

Catholic College Sale’s annual peace mass welcomes nearly 2000

Catholic College Sale (CCS) hosted the Annual Wellington Shire Peace Mass last Wednesday, welcoming nearly 2000 students, teachers and staff from across the region. This...

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VicGrid unveils draft transmission corridor

VicGrid has released the corridor and draft preferred route for the transmission to connect offshore wind energy from off the Gippsland coast to the...