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Life membership for Laurie

LAURIE Smyth has been awarded a life membership to Touch Football Victoria - an honour only bestowed upon five other people during the organisation's...

Two librarians’ combined 80 years of service

TWO Wellington Shire Council librarians have been celebrated for achieving major service milestones. Margaret Payne, who works at Yarram and Sale libraries, was recognised...

‘I say, you are enough’

MARKING a special day on the LGBTIQA+ community calendar on Monday, Wellington Shire hoisted the rainbow colours high to celebrate IDAHOBIT (International Day Against...

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...

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...

In the good books

BOOKWORMS and mad scientists at Sale Primary School have even more to smile about lately, with the addition of a brand new library and...

Hopes for Sale College funding in the budget

THERE are hopes money could be allocated for a Sale College amalgamation plan in Thursday's state budget. Visiting Sale last week, Parliamentary Secretary for Schools...

Local news survey shows readers’ passion for print

THE future of local newspapers will be a key issue for regional, rural and suburban voters at the next federal election, a newly-released national...

Thanks, Gossy

SALE Ambulance Auxiliary has presented long-time paramedic Bernard Goss with a certificate of appreciation for his 25-year involvement with Sale Ambulance Auxiliary. The dinner for...

Local news survey shows readers’ passion for print

THE future of local newspapers will be a key issue for regional, rural and suburban voters at the next federal election, a newly-released national...

Thanks, Gossy

SALE Ambulance Auxiliary has presented long-time paramedic Bernard Goss with a certificate of appreciation for his 25-year involvement with Sale Ambulance Auxiliary. The dinner...

Barrier Breakers building renamed to honour founder

THE seeds of ground-breaking mental health support service Barrier Breakers were sown decades ago, when founder Derek Amos was growing up in the 1950s...

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Paying tribute with Keegan O’Brien Millinery Award

It’s the same fashionable award with a new name to mark a legacy for much-loved Maffra local, the late Keegan O’Brien. The millinery award for...