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Better Place in Sale to support children

BETTER Place Australia launched its new children's contact service (CCS) for families living in Sale and Gippsland last month. The Sale centre, which opened on...

Ad Standards welcomes new panel members

NINE new community representatives have been appointed by Ad Standards, Australia's advertising complaints handling body, to the Ad Standards Community Panel. The Ad Standards Community...

Woodchopping comps face the axe

The centuries-old sport of woodchopping is at risk as the state government continues to fail Victoria's native timber industry, according to Member for Eastern...

Get on top of stripe rust early this season

AGRICULTURE Victoria is encouraging farmers to take decisive action to reduce the 'green bridge' and be proactive in the use of fungicide treatments at...

Aussies want gov action to stop escalating e-cig crisis

NEW data reveals nine in 10 Australians want government action to stop Australia's escalating e-cigarette crisis. A new Cancer Council Victoria report shows growing public...

Gippsland Grammar Scholars receive dairy scholarship

Three Gippsland Grammar Old Scholars recently received a Gardiner Foundation Tertiary Scholarship worth $30,000 over three years to help cover accommodation and study expenses. The...

Protest takes place at Traralgon McDonald’s

Allegations of sexual harassment led to a demonstration outside McDonald's Traralgon Central on Friday. The rally, organised by the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union,...

Retiring nurse reflects on 50 years

She wanted to help people, so at the age of 17, Barb Harper became a nurse. Ms Harper retired last Friday, after 50 years of...

Federal funding to support stronger communities applications now open

ROUND 8 of the federal government's Stronger Communities Programme (SCP) is now open, with $22.7 million available to support community organisations and councils to...

Arj Barker brings his best to The Wedge

Stefan Bradley IT was an almost-full house of Arj Barker fans, or soon-to-be-fans, at the John Leslie Theatre in Sale on Friday night (February 10)....

Police renew probe into 40-year-old Morwell sexual assault case

DETECTIVES from the Sexual Crimes Squad are hoping new information will lead to a breakthrough in the investigation into a sexual assault in Morwell...

New appointments to the Australian Rail Track Corporation

The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has new leadership. Mr Peter Duncan AM is the new ARTC chair and Dr Collette Burke a non-executive...

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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...

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