More money set to fix Sale’s courts
SALE Tennis Club will receive an additional $200,000 to complete the upgrade of its courts.Wellington Shire Council approved an extra allocation of $100,000, matching...
New and improved Apex Park opens in Stratford
THE recently-opened playground and pump track in Apex Park, Stratford, have been embraced by the local community.As part of the project to build a...
Local MPs say long-time CFA staff vacancies are unacceptable
WITH Country Fire Authority staff vacancies going unfilled, volunteer firefighters and their communities are being let down by the state government, according to two...
RAAF airmen are now aviators
THE Royal Australian Air Force has replaced the term 'airmen' with 'aviators' as it enters its second century.Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mel...
New chief executive is announced for CGH
MARK Dykgraaf has been appointed to be the next chief executive of Central Gippsland Health.With the endorsement of the state Department of Health, the...
Drivers of two vehicles lucky to escape injury
BOTH drivers involved in an accident at the notorious Stratford-Maffra Rd intersection at 1pm on Thursday were lucky to escape unscathed.The incident occurred when...
Vale Cr Malcolm Hole
WELLINGTON Shire and the Heyfield community has lost one of its most tenacious advocates, after councillor Malcolm Hole succumbed to illness on Saturday morning...
Forestry practices review changes kept under wraps
THE refusal of state Environment Minister Lily D'Ambrosio to release the promised changes to Victoria's code of forestry practice is threatening the survival of...
Search for Sale lotto winner
IT could be a weekend full of celebrations for a Sale player who scored division one in Wednesday Lotto, but first, they need to...
Morwell Bendigo Bank branch to close
Morwell is losing yet another banking outlet as Bendigo Bank has announced it is closing its Tarwin Street branch on May 14.Morwell Bendigo customers...
Forestry hub’s future is handicapped by policy
THE newly-established Gippsland Forestry Hub's aim to drive the industry's future is handicapped by the state government's policy to close Victoria's native forest industry...
First public fast electric charge point launched
WELLINGTON Shire's first public fast electric charger has been installed at the Port of Sale, and will be offering free charging for a honeymoon...
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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...
