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Works on the Gippsland Line continue

Coaches are replacing trains between Southern Cross, Traralgon and Bairnsdale for three weeks in August and September, as works continue on the Gippsland Line...

GippsDairy grant applications now open

APPLICATIONS are now open for the 2024 round of GippsDairy Grants. The GippsDairy Grants Program began this year, and enables dairy farmers, organisations, and dairy...

Drought Angels appoints new chief

Drought Angels has appointed Jason Law as its chief executive. Mr Law is an experienced business leader and will take on an advocacy and farmer...

Aqua Energy redevelopment project’s new tenderer for construction

Progress is being made on the major redevelopment of Aqua Energy Leisure Centre in Sale, with Wellington Shire Council announcing local contractors, Brooker Builders...

Council’s ordinary meeting on August 15 2023: surplus land, new tenderers and financials

Wellington Shire Council's ordinary council meeting took place on Tuesday, August 15, with apologies from Councillors Gayle Maher and Marcus McKenzie. Sale of surplus...

New graduate paramedics for Gippsland

MORE paramedics are hitting the road across Gippsland, as new data shows demand for emergency ambulances is rising sharply again for winter. Ambulance Victoria Gippsland...

Ambulance delays are still high in Wellington: Danny O’Brien

DESPITE more paramedics on the road, and better response times in Wonthaggi, Warragul and Moe/Newborough areas, wait times for Wellington Shire are still high. Member...

Timber report deemed ‘flawed’ by former Gippsland forestry scientist

Philip Hopkins A FORMER Gippsland forestry scientist and historian has described a Labor Party environmental report that calls to end native forest harvesting and replace...

Beekeepers on alert

Beekeepers are urged to be vigilant in monitoring for Varroa mite and keep up-to-date with permits as Agriculture Victoria strengthens its surveillance in response...

Council welcomes federal government’s housing commitments

Stefan Bradley WELLINGTON Shire Council has welcomed National Cabinet's commitment to allocate $500 million for housing development via local and state government. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...

EPA fine for dairy waste spill in river

A West Gippsland farmer faces a $1923 fine for depositing more than 1000 litres of dairy effluent into a tributary of the Lang Lang...

Regional health fund now open

THE state government is helping communities across rural and regional Victoria access world-class healthcare close to home, with the latest round of the Regional...

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Khayaam celebrates two decades in style

Twenty years ago, with two young boys under the age of three and a vision to bring a luxury salon experience back to Sale,...