Council, uni and TAFE sign education and jobs commitment
A COMMITMENT to provide more opportunities for education and training to fill local skill shortages has been signed off by Wellington Shire Council, Federation...
New vaccine centre open in Sale
Sarah Luke
WELLINGTON Shire's residents now have access to Pfizer, after Sale's COVID-19 vaccine community clinic opened at the Gippsland Regional Sports Complex in Cobains...
Millions lost on pokies
THE Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation's most recent data shows pokies losses across Gippsland have continued to increase since the venues reopened...
Numerous interests and a full and active life lived
William Gilbert (Bill) Astill OAM, 11/11/1925-2/5/2021
WELL-known Sale resident William (Bill) Astill died on May 2, 2021, aged 95.
He connected with numerous people over those...
Playwright is inspiring
MICHAEL Griffith's beautiful and contemporary plays are beginning to turn heads around the country, and now The Wedge Performing Arts Centre is taking advantage...
Amalgamation dream inches closer for Sale College
THE state government has allocated $3 million in the state budget towards the consolidation of Sale College.
Sale College has been seeking to consolidate its two...
State budget – what’s in it for Wellington
David Braithwaite
LABOR MPs have described the 2021-22 state budget as a "once-in-a-generation" budget, while Nationals MPs claim it's disastrous for regional communities.
The centrepiece is...
Improved accommodation for medical staff
WORK on a new major infrastructure project for Central Gippsland Health has begun.
The construction of a new apartment complex providing accommodation for medical staff...
Touch Football Victoria life membership for Laurie Smyth
Sarah Luke
LAURIE Smyth has been awarded a life membership to Touch Football Victoria - an honour only bestowed upon five other people during the...
‘I say, you are enough’
Sarah Luke
MARKING a special day on the LGBTIQA+ community calendar on Monday, Wellington Shire hoisted the rainbow colours high to celebrate IDAHOBIT (International Day...
A Sale family continues a four-generation fire-fighting legacy
SALE'S youngest volunteer firefighter, Dana King, is continuing a four-generation family tradition - and her youth is already coming in handy.
At 16, Dana was...
Our local pubs among the best in the state
TWO local hotels were among the winners at the Australian Hotels Association State Awards for Excellence on Monday night.
The finalists and winners were honoured...
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Women of Wit returns to Stratford Courthouse
The hilarious Women of Wit will return to the Stratford Courthouse on on Friday, August 8.
Since 2018, Women of Wit has showcased the best...
