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Wellington Youth Art Prize awards

Wellington Shire's third annual Youth Art Prize attracted talented young artists from across the municipality.

Ambulance auxiliary’s life-saving equipment

Sale Ambulance Auxiliary officially presented a baby-sized mannequin and two bone guns to paramedics on Friday.

Wellington’s youth shine in parliament

Wellington Shire's youth parliament team had great success recently in campaigning for mental health first aid in secondary schools, taking away multiple awards.

Planting day at botanic gardens

Friends of Sale Botanic Gardens held a Grow the Garden event on Thursday complete with pansy potting, treasure hunts, face painting and a free sausage sizzle.

Petitioners oppose trees

Objections to the proposed Wellington Shire Council tree planting scheme for Maffra were presented to council.

Youth council team tackles big issues at Youth Parliament

Wellington Shire's Youth Parliament team will take on teams from across Victoria to campaign for mental health education in secondary schools from Monday.

Duplication milestone

The $260 million Princes Highway duplication has passed another major milestone with the partial opening of a new bridge across Blind Joe's Creek at the western entrance of Rosedale this week.

Bridal fair this Sunday

The Gippsland Bridal Fair will this year be held in the elegant function rooms of Sale's historic Criterion Hotel this Sunday.

Petitioning for toilets

A petition to have public toilets built in Sale's CBD has generated more than 1400 signatures in one week.

Towards zero road toll consultation in Sale

Organisers of the Towards Zero road safety community consultation session in Sale last Tuesday were thrilled with the turn out of about 60 people.

Creche retained, rates up 3.5%

The retention of the Aqua Energy creche and deferral of funding for mosquito monitoring were confirmed when Wellington Shire Council adopted its 2015-16 budget.

Public transport forum in Sale next week

Community consultation on Victoria's first ever short, medium and long-term plan to provide better public transport will begin in Gippsland next week.

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