Our Wellington rental crisis
RENTING a home in Wellington Shire has never been harder, with rent rises and property shortages creating a ripple of despair for renters.
As revealed...
Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund launches appeal for flood victims
GIPPSLAND Emergency Relief Fund has launched an appeal for financial donations to provide flood-affected residents with immediate support.
GERF spokesperson Barry Whitehead announced the new...
Wellington Food Pantry busier than ever
AS the state is plunged into a fourth lockdown — this time without the support of JobKeeper or JobSeeker payments — Wellington Food Pantry...
We’re celebrating the birth of Sale
THE month celebrates the 170th anniversary of the gazetting of the village of Sale at Flooding Creek on June 26, 1851.
The then tiny village,...
Funding to look at lakes health and bushfires
THE effects of bushfires on Victoria's Gippsland Lakes Ramsar site will be investigated by scientists in an effort to build resilience and protect them...
Sale bakery raises $13,700 for breast cancer support
TOGETHER with an army of loyal Sale residents, Bakers Delight Sale has raised $13,762 for Breast Cancer Network Australia — one of the highest...
Winter has officially arrived: flooding and weather warnings expected
GIPPSLAND will begin its forecasted warmer than average winter with an Antarctic blast this week, which brings the potential for flooding locally.
A strong cold...
Resolution to 90 Mile Beach blocks saga creeps closer
ANOTHER step will be taken to resolve the seven-decade-
old saga concerning undevelopable land along the 90 Mile Beach.
Wellington Shire Council will write to Environment...
New Maffra carparks widened after unimpressed reaction
NEW car parks installed in front of Maffra’s post office have been repainted, after proving far too snug for local residents.
The car parks, marked...
Autumn break recorded in Gippsland
GIPPSLAND had a wetter than average autumn, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s
autumn summary — more than welcome after years of consecutive drought in...
Reconciliation Week: sharing the past, and celebrating progress
GUNAI-Gunditjmara man Stephen Thorpe is the first person to admit he was no angel as a young person.
He spent years consumed by addictions, questioning...
Sion closes, but school traffic zones remain
TWO school zones, a school crossing and a permanent 40kmh zone remain around the former Catholic College Sale Sion campus, despite the campus closing...
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Esso Aust downgrades basin gas discovery
Esso Australia has scaled back initial claims of a major gas discovery in the Bass Strait, significantly reducing the estimated volume.
The company and its...
