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Sale’s wettest day of the year

Sale recorded its wettest day for the year on Monday, as East Sale reported 37 millimetres of rainfall, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Council commitment to livestock exchange

Wellington Shire Council has renewed its commitment to managing the Gippsland Regional Livestock Exchange into the future.

Seismic survey complete

Seismic survey activity off the coast of Gippsland ended at the weekend.

Spring hopes

Sodden paddocks are something Wellington Shire farmers have not seen much of the past few years.

Lollipop lady’s legendary landmarks

A familiar face to many local students and parents in Sale over the years reached a significant milestone, as Joy Peverill notched 30 years as a crossing supervisor on Wednesday.

Testing, tougher penalties for Melburnians crossing into regional Victoria

The Australian Medical Association Victoria has called for COVID-19 testing to be done at checkpoints on the fringe of lockdown areas.

Yarram pool project gets funding

Wellington Shire Council has welcomed the state government's contribution to the Warmer Pool for Yarram project.

Test numbers double

The numbers of COVID-19 infections have begun to creep up again in some areas of Gippsland, with three active cases in Baw Baw, two in Bass Coast, one in South Gippsland, one in East Gippsland, bringing the total to seven on Sunday.

Endangered honeyeater spotted in Coongulla

A nationally-endangered native Regent honeyeater has surprised wildlife researchers after it was photographed in Gippsland, five years after it was released near the New South Wales border.

Forty years in the real estate game

Real estate agent David Wheeler, who owns Sale real estate business Heart Property, has seen it all in his four decade-long career.

Sea and tree changers: Wellington Shire’s newest residents

Wellington Shire's population looks set to boom, as more and more city dwellers escape their crowded urban environments to discover a new life in the shire's clean and green coastal and rural towns.

Some businesses must deny entry to city visitors

Sale's Mister Raymond eatery has taken to social media to advise customers that it will be denying entry to people from metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire.

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