Council, uni and TAFE sign education and jobs commitment
A COMMITMENT to provide more opportunities for education and training to fill local skill shortages has been signed off by Wellington Shire Council, Federation...
New camping laws protested at parliament
Sarah Luke
FARMERS, Landcare members, CFA volunteers and concerned city and country citizens voiced their concerns about the state government's new laws for camping on...
Lockdown again
THE entire state will be back in lockdown after Acting Premier James Merlino this morning announced Victoria would begin a seven-day "circuit breaker" from...
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...
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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....
