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Curating a community

Time seems to escape in vintage markets. Minutes stretch into hours, with songs from another decade the soundtrack to browsing. Somewhere between stacks of crockery,...

Heart and sole of Raymond Street says goodbye

For nearly 70 years, Schuback Shoes has been more than a store. When the family announced in early January that the 2026 back-to-school season would...

Australia Day around Wellington

Over 70 people attended an event in Cowwarr where they played trivia, reviewed some old maps of Cowwarr and enjoyed a beautiful cooked breakfast...

Australia Day at Victoria Park in Sale

We are all part of this story, and that story isn’t finished. This was a core theme of Sale’s Australia Day event on Monday, hosted...

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...

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Local businesses invited to explore new work opportunities

Wellington Shire Council is calling on local businesses of all sizes and sectors to explore new work opportunities by learning how their existing skills...