COVID vaccine now available in Gippsland
IT was history in the making in Moe on Monday, as the first COVID-19 vaccination in a Gippsland general practice clinic was distributed.Moe's Barry...
Art festival coming to Moe
THE people of Gippsland will be treated to some of the state's greatest art work this weekend as the inaugural Show Me Some Art...
Celebrating release of flathead
LOCH Sport Fishing Association recently visited Metung to celebrate the first release of 42,000 dusky flathead fingerlings into the Gippsland Lakes.The release was part...
Funding to help towns transition from timber
HEYFIELD and Yarram are two timber towns earmarked to receive money to develop a plan transitioning their economies from native timber harvesting.The state government...
East coast rain brings a drenching
AN autumn deluge has dumped more than 100 millimetres in 24 hours across some parts of Wellington Shire this week, causing flash flooding, closing...
Ideas man who turned dreams into reality
THERE is a common saying in tight-knit communities that you have to be a resident for at least 20 years before you can be...
Sion opens its doors
SALE'S historic Sion building was open to the public at the weekend, as the school continued to celebrate the 130-year anniversary since the first...
Jabs for the over 70s
WELLINGTON Shire residents aged over 70 can now book to receive the COVID-19 vaccination from one of 22 GP clinics across Gippsland as part...
Builder of health facility announced
The Mirboo North & District Community Foundation has announced Langden Construction of Traralgon as contractors to build a modern and spacious medical clinic and...
Sculptures will turn heads in Yinnar
Yinnar is being transformed into an outdoor public art space with the Gippsland Sculpture Exhibition to be officially opened on Sunday.About 40 large scale...
Hopes for Anzac Day
RSLs across Wellington Shire are hoping to invite the public back to Anzac Day services in April, with sub-branches and Wellington Shire Council working together to navigate pandemic obstacles and run scaled-down, COVID-safe events this year.
Fond farewell to Sion
It was a bittersweet celebration at the weekend as Catholic College Sale officially opened its Years 7-8 hub at the newly-amalgamated Desailly St campus, and formally bid farewell to the Sion campus.







