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Restrictions easing

Changes to the way play centres, community and entertainment venues, hospital visits and food processing businesses can operate came into force on Sunday night, as Melbourne was brought up to the rest of the state in terms of restrictions.

No Sale Show, so Joans decide to hold their own

Residents of Opal Sale's care community, including Joan Nix and Joan Kewish, were sad to hear the Sale Show would not be running this year.

The big picture

New murals that grace the formerly drab, concrete stanchions of the Thomson River floodway overpass near the Longford Swing Bridge are drawing attention - and for good reason.

Some Maffra residents call for a cat curfew

Maffra residents are being encouraged to keep their cats on their own properties.

Clocking up 40 years as an ambo

It's difficult to imagine in these days of job competition, but when young butcher Bernie Goss applied for a position as an ambulance officer four decades ago, he was only up against two other contenders.

Yarram mural hits the right note

A stunning mural on Yarram's Mechanics Institute is the latest step in an ambitious project to revitalise the town's economy through local initiatives.

Council facilities gradually reopen

Wellington residents can again join friends for a gym session, exercise class or laps of the indoor pool at Aqua Energy, because of further easing of COVID-19 restrictions across regional Victoria.

Riding by Starlight

Sale man Aaron Walker has made the most of the recent lockdown, setting out to help those in need.

Headspace Sale opens its doors for appointments

The doors at Headspace Sale have opened at 453 Raymond St.

A vision for 123 Café to live on

While the decision to close Sale's 123 Café at the end of 2020 because of the sale of its premises was made pre-COVID-19, the preservation of its mission has always been a strongly supported aspiration.

TAFE Gippsland Flexible Learning Centre Sale expansion

TAFE Gippsland staff and students in Wellington Shire will benefit from expansion works underway at TAFE Gippsland's Flexible Learning Centre campus in Sale.

Restoring Sale’s farmland to its pre-grazing state

Philanthropist Jason Thatcher has an altruistic plan to bring this block of land beside Flooding Creek back to its natural and healthy state.

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