Values up, rates capped in Wellington
Tom Parry
VALUATION figures for the Wellington Shire have risen by nearly 16 per cent in the span of 12 months, according to Victoria's Valuer-General.
The...
East Gippsland Winter Festival – bigger and better in 2023
FEATURING an array of more than 100 spectacular events happening right across the East Gippsland region, the East Gippsland Winter Festival will present one...
Police investigate fatal Sale stabbing this morning
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating after a man died in Sale this morning.
Police were called to the intersection of York Street and MacAlister Street...
John Guy’s legacy
Former chair of the commissioners of the newly formed Wellington Shire, John Guy OAM, has died at the age of 85, leaving a legacy...
AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship winners announced
Twenty-two scholars have been awarded the 2023 Horizon Scholarship, an initiative supported by seven Research and Development Corporations (RDC's), along with Kalyx Australia, Baiada...
House prices settle across the state
The Victorian property market is showing signs of stabilisation this quarter.
The Metropolitan Melbourne median house price recorded a marginal drop of 1 per cent...
New VicForests drones deployed
Philip Hopkins
VICFORESTS has started using drones at night to detect endangered fauna to comply with new orders from the Victorian Supreme Court that have...
Financial literacy barrier for business owners
NEW research has shined a light on Australia's gender financial literacy gap and its impact on entrepreneurial success.
Australia's female small business owners (SBOs) have...
Reject diet culture and say ‘Enough’
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Simone Godde
THIS Saturday, May 6 is International #NoDietDay, an annual social media campaign to encourage the rejection of diet culture. This movement, started by...
Fun at East Gippsland Field Days
Thousands of people from across the state descended on the Bairnsdale Aerodrome last month for the annual agricultural event East Gippsland Field Days.
Established in...
Maffra memorialises sacrifice
Tom Parry
ONE of the biggest crowds ever turned out for Maffra’s mid-morning Anzac Day service last Tuesday.
The ceremony began in earnest at 11am with...
Seaspray locals turn out for growing Anzac Day service
SINCE the installation of memorial plaques recognising local servicemen and women who served in all wars, and also two startling WW1 statues by sculptor...
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Wellington Shire’s new mayor and deputy
The election of councillors Cindy Madeley and Liz Foat as Wellington Shire’s mayor and deputy mayor on Tuesday night marked a historic first for...
