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...
Gippsland on flood alert
THE state's eyes are on Gippsland, as authorities predict flooding in the state's east similar to the devastating 2012 and 2007 floods.
An east coast...
Gippsland house prices surge
FINDING a home in Gippsland is slipping out of the reach of many local residents, as tree changers put pressure on the rental market...
Wellington Shire Council seeks feedback on mayoral and councillor pay
WELLINGTON Shire Council is seeking community feedback for the allowances it provides the mayor and councillors.
Under state government guidelines, Wellington Shire Council, as a...
Call for wildlife signs on Briagolong Rd
REGIONAL Roads Victoria is investigating the installation of wildlife signs on the Briagolong Rd-Blackall Creek junction, following concerns about animal-related accidents.
The authority is working...
Sale bakery raises $13,700 for breast cancer support
TOGETHER with an army of loyal Sale residents, Bakers Delight Sale has raised $13,762 for Breast Cancer Network Australia — one of the highest...
Field and Game slams MP’s dismissal of hunting’s economic contribution
FIELD and Game Australia has slammed the the Animal Justice Party MP Andy Meddick for downplaying the contribution of duck hunters to the economy.
In...
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GLaWAC celebrates culture and country during NAIDOC Week in Stratford
MORE than 1500 people from across Gippsland attended GLaWAC’s annual NAIDOC Family Day in Stratford last Thursday, with First Nations community, their families, and...
