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Grants for Sale Rotary, Maffra gymnastics from GCM

The Sale Rotary and Maffra Gymnastic clubs are among five organisations to share in $10,000 in the latest round of community grants from Gippsland...

Community installs new AED at Longford Recreation Reserve

Stefan Bradley Thanks to local efforts, a new automated external defibrillator (AED) last month was installed at the Longford Recreation Reserve. All funds were raised by...

Sale City Band among nation’s best at championships

After months of rehearsals, the Sale City Band travelled to Melbourne over Easter to compete at the National Band Championships. The competition was held at...

Anzac Day 2025 in Wellington – more photos

Sale Anzac Day march. Photo: David Braithwaite Gormandale & District Primary School principal Charleigh Williams was emcee of the town’s Anzac Day service. Photo: Stefan Bradley Heyfield...

Marathon effort to make conference

Aidan Knight THE 73rd annual national Lion’s Conference kicked off Friday afternoon at Gippsland Performing Arts Centre, Traralgon, when Sari-Elle Kraemer arrived from the 85-kilometre...

Continuing the tradition at Sale PS

Sale Primary School proudly upholds a long-standing connection to the defence community, with many of its former and current students from families stationed at...

Letters to the Editor: April 30 2025

Remembering those who didn't return It was a pleasant spring day in late November 1942, and I had walked the forbidden long way home from...

Take in the ‘Dark Side of Shakespeare’ at Stratford festival

The 2025 Stratford Shakespeare Festival will officially get underway tonight with the official festival opening event at the Stratford Courthouse Theatre, beginning 6.30pm. The free...

Honouring those who returned in Seaspray

The scent of saltwater and rosemary – sprigs freshly plucked from the bush behind Seaspray’s War Memorial – stirred the senses on Anzac Day....

Furry friends find new homes at Petstock Sale

The Petstock Foundation is celebrating an incredible National Pet Adoption Month (NPAM) with 850 rescue animals adopted into their forever homes across Australia in...

Meerlieu hosts 10th Anzac Dawn Service

This year's dawn service in Meerlieu marked 10 years of the event. The morning began with a powerful moment as Peter Caithness emerged from the...

Day to honour service

Respect for current and former servicemen and women was on display across Wellington Shire on Anzac Day last Friday. It began with thousands of people...

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Emergency markers up!

Wellington Shire, touted as the “Middle of Everywhere,” offers everything from surf beaches to mountain trails. But when adventure takes a wrong turn, getting...