Two passions collided for OAM recipient
Kevin Cameron's OAM calling in music, and later music education, has always been about collaboration and summoning the power of collective sound. After all,...
Two locals among Australia Day high honours
Maffra and Sale have two new OAMs in their community who were appointed to the Order of Australia as part of this year's Australia...
Maffra houseboat restoration gaining online attention
Maffra couple Joe and Kirsten Teese are no strangers to renovation, but their latest project is their biggest yet – a hulking eight-tonne 1980s...
Total Fire Ban declared for entire state tomorrow
A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for the whole state of Victoria tomorrow, Tuesday 27 January.
Victoria is set to experience severe...
Lions Club to host Aus Day event in Sale
Lions Club of Sale is emphasising that everyone is part of this country’s national story, as they get ready to host an Australia Day...
GVC temporarily closing for much needed repairs
THE Gippsland Vehicle Collection (GVC) in Maffra will be temporarily closing at the end of January to replace its asbestos roof. It will reopen...
Seaspray Surf Life Saving Club’s Australia Day barbecue
Seaspray Surf Life Saving Club will celebrate Australia Day with a free community barbecue and live music – and everyone's invited.
The barbecue will fire...
All about Sale Combined Probus Club
Formed in October 2023, Sale Combined Probus Club is for retired or semi-retired women and men where there's no fundraising or working bees.
Probus is...
Obituary: Elsie Jean Heasley April 28, 1939 – November 16, 2025
Jean Heasley, a former Maffra Australia Day Quiet Achiever awardee who dedicated many years to community volunteer work, passed away on November 16.
Jean was...
Community-minded Brian Cantwell remembered
OBITUARY: Brian Cantwell March 17, 1940-May 30, 2025
Brian Cantwell was a community minded Sale resident who served on veterans, Lions and Catholic charities and...
Bargains at big book sale
Book lovers are in their element as St Paul's Anglican Cathedral once again hosts its popular Giant Book Fair, with crowds flocking in to...
More train disruptions this week
There will be disruptions to train services on Gippsland V/Line and Metro lines in Melbourne's south-east this week, as Metro Trains crews carry out...
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Suspicious blaze at old Sale police station
Emergency services contained a major fire last Friday evening at the abandoned former Sale police station on York St, near Lake Guthridge, with a...
