Helping struggling pet ‘parents’
A Sale nurse and animal rescue volunteer is hoping to get the word out about a generous initiative helping pet owners struggling because of COVID-19.
First step towards return to school today
Today marks an exciting new beginning for school communities across Wellington Shire, as they get back to the routine of classroom education after two months of uncertainty.
Sale remaining on Target
Sale Target will be one of two left in Gippsland from mid-next year.
Illegal rubbish dumping increase during COVID-19
There has been a spike in illegal rubbish dumping and recycling bin contamination in Wellington Shire during the COVID-19 social distancing restrictions.
Sale fire hospitalises man, brings powerlines down
A man was taken to hopsital after a house fire just before midnight in Sale on Thursday night.
Premier outlines timeline for easing state restrictions
Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a timeline for the further easing of restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maffra and Sale shows cancelled
UPDATED | The Maffra and Sale agricultural societies have cancelled the Sale and Maffra shows this year.
Clubs preparing to train
Teammates from various sporting codes will get to train together for the first time since the end of March, when some restrictions on formal training are lifted next week.
Dining-in is back on the menu
Indoor dining will be back on the menu in a limited capacity at local pubs, cafés and restaurants, once the next stage of social distancing restrictions are lifted.
Work on next phase of MID upgrades to begin this winter
Work on Phase 2 of the Macalister Irrigation District modernisation project is expected to begin this winter, after the state government this week announced $10.4 million for the project.
Council CEO to pull the trigger on bigger projects
Wellington Shire Council has handed chief executive David Morcom more scope to award contracts for capital works projects.
Yarram’s health care centre nears completion
Yarram and District Health Service's long-anticipated Integrated Health Care Centre is inching its way to completion, with an anticipated handover in late May, some months past its scheduled handover at the end of 2019.
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Gippsland farmer fined over animal cruelty offences
GIPPSLAND dairy farm manager Peter Hoffman has been fined $6500 with costs of $230.08 after pleading guilty to offending under the Prevention of Cruelty...
