Council Beat: July 16 2024
LAST Tuesday's Wellington Shire Council meeting began with no apologies and ran for 26 minutes before it moved into closed session.
The meeting was officially...
Melbourne pianist Nat Bartsch to perform at The Wedge this Thursday
Stefan Bradley
Melbourne pianist/composer Nat Bartsch has been performing her ARIA-nominated ABC Classic album Hope across Gippsland this month. She has been sharing the stage...
New Energy Conference returns to Gippsland
TICKETS for Australia’s most extensive regionally-led energy conference are currently on sale.
The three-day event will focus on local actions being undertaken with global insight...
Foodbank in Morwell officially opens
Katrina Brandon
ON Thursday, July 4, Foodbank Victoria’s Morwell Community Food Centre officially opened, welcoming many people, including Minister for Carers and Volunteers Ros Spence,...
Police release statement on Yarram bakery armed robbery
Yarram Plaza Hot Bread says an offender broke into their building this morning and held a gun at staff members and their cleaner. They...
Catch the latest at a free fishing forum in Sale
FOR the fourth consecutive year, the Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) will host 12 informative fishing forums at angling clubs across the state, beginning on...
Ambulance union in Gippsland protest work conditions
LOCAL paramedics and union members last Thursday, tired and angry, protested outside the Morwell office of state government frontbencher Harriet Shing, with others meeting...
Council welcomes Local Government Act 2020 passage through parliament
Stefan Bradley
Reforms to the Local Government Act 2020 passed through the Victorian Parliament last month, which the state government said will elevate governance and...
Proposed duck hunting regulations out for public scrutiny
A BIG hike in hunting licence fees and flexible duck-hunting hours are amongst the proposed future regulations for recreational hunting in Victoria - and...
Telstra upgrades lead to business disruptions in Sale
Stefan Bradley
TELSTRA works and disruptions in Sale are expected to continue until next Friday (July 12), which follows major shutdowns this week on Monday...
Designs unveiled for Sale’s new early years centre
WELLINGTON Shire Council has unveiled initial design drawings for the new Sale Integrated Centre for Children and Families, to be built at Gibsons Road,...
‘High risk’ roads in Wellington will be upgraded with new Black Spot funding
FOUR "known crash sites" in Gippsland, including two in the Wellington Shire, will undergo improvements through the federal government's Black Spot Program.
Recently, the government...

















