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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...

Gippsland Grammar 2027 scholarships closing soon

Gippsland Grammar has opened applications for its 2027 scholarships, which offer a broad range of merit- and needs-based scholarships designed to recognise potential, support...

Don’t let heat stroke strike

As Victorians prepare for back-to-back days of soaring temperatures, Ambulance Victoria (AV) paramedics are sharing tips to help stay safe and beat the heat. High...

AV receives generous community donation

Ambulance Victoria (AV) is celebrating an Orbost resident who expressed his gratitude for the care he received from paramedics by donating an astonishing $80,000...

Fun levels up in Sale

Family fun has levelled up in a big way in Sale. The Level Up Arena at the Gippsland Centre officially opened on December 19, allowing...

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...

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Council aspires to eventually sell scorched old Sale police station to...

Wellington Shire Council at last Tuesday’s ordinary meeting shared their response to the fire at the old Sale police station by declaring a desire...