Scaling down workforce
At least 150 ExxonMobil employees are understood to have taken voluntary redundancy packages across Australia, with more waiting to see if their applications have been successful.
Coastal Ward candidates
Candidates for the Coastal Ward at the Wellington Shire Council election
Northern Ward candidates
Candidates for the Northern Ward in the Wellington Shire Council election.
Central Ward candidates
The Central Ward includes Sale, Longford, Stradbroke, Airly, Myrtlebank and Meerlieu.Ballot packs to be sent out this weekCoastal Ward candidatesNorthern Ward candidatesI CAME to...
Local frustration over restrictions
Residents of the Gippsland South electorate are frustrated at the ongoing harshness of COVID restrictions, despite zero active cases in the region, according to a local MP.
Rural councils want restrictions eased
Rural Councils Victoria has written to the Victorian government calling for an easing of COVID-19 restrictions in rural and regional Victoria.
Ballot packs to be sent out this week
The mail-out of ballot packs for the Wellington Shire Council election begins on Tuesday.
Landmark case overturns prior abuse settlement
A man who was sexually abused by his local parish priest for three years is believed to be the first in Australia to overturn a settlement agreement with the Catholic Church.
Man charged following non-fatal shooting of Sale man
Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad have charged a 27-year-old Ballarat man following an alleged non-fatal shooting of a Sale man on Thursday.
Glenmaggie volume supports spill
Good inflows to Lake Glenmaggie in recent months and the wet outlook have led to controlled releases to safely manage capacity in the storage.
La Nina underway
The Bureau of Meteorology's confirmation of a La Nina weather pattern with heavy rainfalls and flash flooding have been met with scepticism by drought-weary Gippsland farmers.
MLA calls for solution on council rate increases for farmers
A local politician has written to the Victorian Valuer-General and the state government on behalf of a farmer who claims his Wellington Shire rates have increased by 38 per cent.
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East Gippsland Winter Festival underway
The East Gippsland Winter Festival has officially launched, and the opening weekend was described as an epic celebration of community spirit, natural wonders and...
