Man found dead in floodwaters in Woodside
A MAN in his 60s was found dead in floodwaters in Woodside on Thursday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to Starlings Lane about 1.45pm after...
Storms lashing Gippsland
HEAVY rain and wild winds wreaked havoc across Wellington Shire on Wednesday night, creating a sodden mess of downed trees, debris and water over...
Wellington Food Pantry busier than ever
AS the state is plunged into a fourth lockdown — this time without the support of JobKeeper or JobSeeker payments — Wellington Food Pantry...
Local business community welcomes easing of restrictions, but it’s still tough for many
LOCAL business people have welcomed the easing of restrictions, but concede it is still tough for many.
Stobies Mensland, Maffra, proprietor Marcus Stobie described the...
We’re celebrating the birth of Sale
THE month celebrates the 170th anniversary of the gazetting of the village of Sale at Flooding Creek on June 26, 1851.
The then tiny village,...
Gippsland dance schools are frustrated by the latest COVID restrictions
FRUSTRATED local dance studios are demanding answers from the state government, after again being shut down with little explanation as to their level of...
Funding to look at lakes health and bushfires
THE effects of bushfires on Victoria's Gippsland Lakes Ramsar site will be investigated by scientists in an effort to build resilience and protect them...
Local duo charged with drug trafficking offences
TWO local residents have been arrested and charged with drug trafficking offences, following a police raid on a Sale property on Monday.
Local police executed...
More local sport to return
MOST senior sport will return next week following the state government's easing of COVID restrictions across regional Victoria.
Acting Premier James Merlino on Wednesday announced...
Concerns flooding could block the Princes Highway between Sale and Stratford
THE State Emergency Service's chief officer of operations has concerns flooding expected locally could block the Princes Highway at Sale and Stratford.
In a press...
Restrictions to ease further on Friday
RESTRICTIONS will ease across Victoria from midnight tomorrow (Thursday) night.
In regional Victoria, people can have up to two visitors (plus their dependants) per day,...
Low pressure system could bring strong winds, heavy rain and flash flooding
AUTHORITIES are asking people to stay well-informed about weather and emergency service warnings, with wild weather expected to lash Gippsland during the next 24...
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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....
