New vaccine centre open in Sale
Sarah Luke
WELLINGTON Shire's residents now have access to Pfizer, after Sale's COVID-19 vaccine community clinic opened at the Gippsland Regional Sports Complex in Cobains...
Millions lost on pokies
THE Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation's most recent data shows pokies losses across Gippsland have continued to increase since the venues reopened...
Duck season is set to open tomorrow
WHAT has already been a controversial duck hunting season is set to get underway tomorrow.
The season opens at 8am tomorrow, and will continue for...
Numerous interests and a full and active life lived
William Gilbert (Bill) Astill OAM, 11/11/1925-2/5/2021
WELL-known Sale resident William (Bill) Astill died on May 2, 2021, aged 95.
He connected with numerous people over those...
Playwright is inspiring
MICHAEL Griffith's beautiful and contemporary plays are beginning to turn heads around the country, and now The Wedge Performing Arts Centre is taking advantage...
Opposition MP says ‘It’s easier to just stick up a sign’
CONCERNS regional speed limits will be lowered have increased, after the release of last week's state budget revealed regional road maintenance will receive less...
Wait times are longer for ambulances in Wellington
THE latest statistics from Ambulance Victoria show people needing an ambulance locally are waiting longer than the state's average, with concerns increased workloads for...
Amalgamation dream inches closer for Sale College
THE state government has allocated $3 million in the state budget towards the consolidation of Sale College.
Sale College has been seeking to consolidate its two...
State budget – what’s in it for Wellington
David Braithwaite
LABOR MPs have described the 2021-22 state budget as a "once-in-a-generation" budget, while Nationals MPs claim it's disastrous for regional communities.
The centrepiece is...
Improved accommodation for medical staff
WORK on a new major infrastructure project for Central Gippsland Health has begun.
The construction of a new apartment complex providing accommodation for medical staff...
‘I say, you are enough’
Sarah Luke
MARKING a special day on the LGBTIQA+ community calendar on Monday, Wellington Shire hoisted the rainbow colours high to celebrate IDAHOBIT (International Day...
Kalbar to become a sheep and cattle producer
KALBAR Operations, developer of the Fingerboards mineral sands project at Glenaladale, 20 kilometres north west of Bairnsdale, will become a sheep and cattle producer.
The...
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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...
