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Asset sale abandoned

In a roller-coaster ride for workers and their families, ExxonMobil has again abandoned plans to sell its Gippsland Basin assets.

Sale man arrested over child abuse material

Detectives from the Sale Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team have arrested a man as part of an investigation into the possession of child abuse material.

Budget boons and busts

Gippsland will become one of six renewable energy zones, smoothing the way for solar and wind projects across the region.

Fatality raises concerns over Princes Highway intersection

The busy Hopkins Rd and Princes Highway intersection is not earmarked for more upgrades, despite a recent fatality and concerns the intersection is still dangerous.

Illegal buggy driving rips up Glomar Beach

Dune buggy drivers who are ripping up the sensitive and pristine dunes at Glomar Beach have been labelled "irresponsible" and "selfish" by residents.

Cindy’s story: Living with diabetes

More than 1000 Victorians have been diagnosed with type two diabetes in the past year, according to Diabetes Australia statistics.

Construction of Heyfield’s new pump track began this week

Works on Heyfield's new pump track began this week, and is expected to be completed before Christmas.

The boys (and girls) in blue

Heyfield Primary School students swapped their red uniforms for blue last Friday to mark World Children's Day.

Bullying allegations in Gippsland ambulance branches

Ambulance Victoria has asked the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission to launch an independent review into bullying and harassment alleged to be running rife in branches across the state, including in parts of south Gippsland.

‘Seeds in space’ project

Maffra Secondary College has been accepted as one of 150 school groups around the nation to be involved in an important piece of space research.

Daine’s big ride to support the mental health cause

Sale man Daine McGuiness is taking this year's Movember challenge to a new level, cycling 60 kilometres a day in the name of mental health.

Pleas to stop feeding, interacting with birds

A second magpie thought to be responsible for attacks on people in the Raymond St, Sale, mall will most likely be euthanised after authorities approved a Wellington Shire Council application to control wildlife.

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Eight farms pass effluent test

Environment Protection Authority inspections of 43 dairy farms across three Gippsland municipalities, including Wellington Shire, have found just eight of them passed the test...