Arrest over missing campers
Detectives from the Missing Persons Squad have arrested a man as part of the investigation into missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay.The 55-year-old...
Council to write to state govt on Loch Sport erosion
Wellington Shire Council will write to the state government about erosion along Loch Sport's Lake Victoria foreshore.
Councillor Garry Stephens put forward a motion at...
Still no on-the-spot fines for farm trespass
Proposed on-the-spot fines for trespassers on Victorian farms could still be a year away from coming into effect.
After a spate of incidents where activists...
Council’s annual report: surplus of $14.51m
Wellington Shire Council finished the financial year with a budget surplus of $14.51 million — more than $5 million above what was estimated.
This surplus...
Intruder sends Catholic College Sale into lockdown
Police have arrested two males in relation to an incident at Catholic College Sale yesterday afternoon, where an intruder allegedly carrying a knife sent...
Beach diversion therapy
Zoe Curtis
Last Thursday was one for Seaspray’s history books, with West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority taking rare action to divert the mouth of Merriman...
Flooding, gusty winds again
Sarah Luke
Only two weeks out from summer, wild weather has again lashed Wellington Shire for the third time this year.
In a true Victorian spring,...
Duart homestead, Maffra, is for sale at $2.3 million
Maffra's Duart homestead is for sale at $2.3 million — the first time in 20 years it has been on the market.
The homestead was...
Maffra NAB branch is not set to close
Community concerns over the possibility that Maffra’s National Australia Bank branch could close have been allayed — at least for the time being.
The branch...
Gippsland braces again for potential flooding, power outages
AUTHORITIES are urging residents to prepare for potential flooding and more power outages, with heavy rain and thunderstorms expected for the remainder of this...
Sale man charged with Dalibor Pantic’s murder
A SALE man was taken into custody early this morning, charged with the murder of missing Lakes Entrance man Dalibor (Dale) Pantic.
After a "long...
More than 700 Gippsland COVID-19 cases
Gippsland Region Public Health Unit was managing 707 positive COVID cases in Gippsland, as of yesterday.
There were four people in Latrobe Regional Hospital, with...
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Looking back on the past year (2025)
December 2024:
A STORY that missed last year’s review, but deserves highlighting was the launch of Gippsland Jersey’s seventh Farming Conversations calendar championing mental health....
