Firewood scams burn unhappy customers
Gippsland residents are being warned to avoid cheap offers of firewood, following an alarming rise in complaints about customers not getting what they paid for, and illegal tree felling.
On the road to some good reading with mobile books
Wellington Shire Council's popular click and deliver program is back, to help bookworms in Wellington with reading material and other resources during the stage three restrictions because of COVID-19.
Numbers encouraging, but restrictions are staying
Gippsland had 37 active cases of COVID - 19 when the Gippsland Times went to print Monday morning.
Online learners test option is being ‘investigated’
Thousands of prospective learner drivers seeking to get their learners' permit could soon have good news.
Vandals smash windows in Raglan St, Sale
Business owners along Raglan St, Sale, arrived at work Friday morning to find their front windows smashed.
Enrolment is urged for shire elections
People are being urged to enrol now for the Wellington Shire Council election, if they are not already enrolled.
Arrest over Hedley murder
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man following the death of a woman in Hedley, near Yarram.
Butchers ‘meat’ demand
Butchers across Wellington Shire have moved to assure customers there is enough supply to meet demand, following some trepidation after the state government's recent announcement that workforce restrictions would be placed on the meat industry.
Bird flu detected at farm near Bairnsdale
A second strain of avian influenza virus in Victoria has been confirmed, with a turkey testing positive to low pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza virus near Bairnsdale.
Times advertising manager president of business and tourism association
The Gippsland Times' own Julian McIvor is the new president of the Sale Business and Tourism Association.
Quarantine rules cause local MP to skip parliament
Gippsland MHR Darren Chester won't attend the next sitting week of federal parliament because of ACT quarantine requirements.
Difficult times prompt a new meals initiative
Yarram Neighbourhood House has been preparing nutritious meals for the community for some months now.



