Wellington Shire Council to put old Cobains hall on the market
THE abandoned Cobains Hall will be put on the market for sale.
Wellington Shire Council will sell the property on Bengworden Rd, next to Cobains...
New Maffra carparks widened after unimpressed reaction
NEW car parks installed in front of Maffra’s post office have been repainted, after proving far too snug for local residents.
The car parks, marked...
Autumn break recorded in Gippsland
GIPPSLAND had a wetter than average autumn, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s
autumn summary — more than welcome after years of consecutive drought in...
Illegal duck hunting reported locally
ILLEGAL hunting behaviour at the Heart Morass has been reported to local police.
Early Sunday and Monday evenings, nearby residents reported hearing multiple gunshots in...
Restrictions set to ease in regional Victoria
COVID restrictions are set to be eased across regional Victoria on Friday.
With no community transmission of the virus in regional Victoria this week, the...
Reconciliation Week: sharing the past, and celebrating progress
GUNAI-Gunditjmara man Stephen Thorpe is the first person to admit he was no angel as a young person.
He spent years consumed by addictions, questioning...
Closed for business, again
THE local business community is hoping for restrictions to be eased this Friday, provided regional Victoria continues to record zero COVID-19 cases.
With no JobKeeper...
Farmers appeal against Wellington Shire Council rate rise
THE Victorian Farmers’ Federation has proposed Wellington Shire Council extend its use of differential rates to spread the rate burden.
During a special meeting on...
Sion closes, but school traffic zones remain
TWO school zones, a school crossing and a permanent 40kmh zone remain around the former Catholic College Sale Sion campus, despite the campus closing...
‘Deer should be declared feral pest’, according to Senate report
A REPORT on feral species handed down by the Australian Senate last week recommends declaring wild deer as an environmental pest across all of...
Seven-day lockdown prompts vaccine frenzy across Wellington Shire
THE rapidly increasing cluster of COVID-19 cases being detected across Melbourne has jolted Gippslanders into vaccination frenzy.
On Monday morning, there were 54 recorded active...
Mine opponents view farm plan with scepticism
A PLAN to produce sheep and beef cattle on land within a proposed east Gippsland mining site has been met with scepticism by mine...
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Further Stratford plan consultations
THE community has been invited to participate in a second round of consultation for Wellington Shire Council's Stratford Structure Plan.
Following the first sessions held...
