Home Community Page 168

Community

Evacuations after gas leak

RESIDENTS in Marley St, Sale were evacuated on Wednesday morning after a gas line was punctured on a construction site.

Winds bring down power lines

SEVERE weather caused havoc on Wednesday, with the high velocity winds starting a grass fire from a planned burn and power supply interupted to numerous communities in Wellington Shire.

Armed robbery charges

EAST Gippsland Criminal Investigation Unit detectives have charged a Sale man following an alleged armed robbery at a licensed premises in Bairnsdale

Abalone trafficking charges

Two New South Wales men have been charged with abalone trafficking after  allegedly  being found in possession of and  taking a commercial quantity of abalone from the Point Hicks Marine National Park near Cann River last week.

Cyclists break down barriers

A RECENT fundraiser in Maffra for Barrier Breakers has raised $350 for protective accommodation in Gippsland.

Spectacular students

Students from Araluen and Cobains primary schools will join 3000 students from around the state to perform in this year’s State School Spectacular “It’s all about love”. 

Cowwarr Weir re-opens

Cowwarr Weir will reopen this weekend for public access after being closed for flood damage repairs.

Saint’s forearm to tour Gippsland

A tour which might be seen as somewhat bizarre to non-Catholics is set to descend on the Gippsland area in October.

Mother Fish screens Friday

Amnesty International’s Gippsland branch will host a film night this Friday night, August 31, at the Stratford Courthouse Theatre. 

Don Giovanni plays in Sale

He’s stolen kisses and broken hearts, but has opera’s great Casanova gone a step too far?

Foothills Music Festival

The Briagolong community will host its biennial Foothills Music Festival in September. 

Degustation dinners 

Café Rossi in Sale is running a series of five-course degustation dinners on Tuesday evenings until September 11, featuring unique dishes with matching local wines with each course.

Latest News

North Gippsland & Gippsland League netball round-up: Roos to play City...

Tom Hayes, Blake Metcalf-Holt and David Braithwaite THE North Gippsland netball grand final teams have been decided after an incredible preliminary final at the weekend. After...