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Crafted pens for Aussie troops

Australian troops in Afghanistan and Iraq will have something heart warming to write home about when they receive a shipment of more than 250 individually crafted pens from Australia, many of them made by Sale 'pen artist' Mik Lawrence.

Coles and Aldi, fall into lineover milk price increase

Coles and Aldi supermarkets have followed Woolworths' lead and increased the price of their discount milk.

Work continues as rain falls on some fire areas

Welcome rain has fallen on some fires burning in Wellington Shire's north this week.

PFAS monitoring continues around Sale RAAF base

The Department of Defence announced the completion of an environmental investigation into chemical contamination in and around RAAF Base East Sale, and reiterated its advice that there is "currently no consistent evidence that exposure causes adverse human health effects".

Students get glimpses of Defence opportunities

Students from several local schools heard first hand the benefits of Australian Defence Force employment when members of Australian Defence Force Recruiting visited on Monday.

Works to fix highway

The state government has confirmed works to improve the state of the Princes Highway between Sale and Stratford are set to go ahead in coming weeks, attributing some of the problems plaguing the newly-upgraded highway to "road bleeding".

Century of service

Sale RSL sub-branch is expecting up to 100 former and current members and committee representatives to help celebrate its official 100th birthday on Saturday.

Shepherding students to love reading

During this past year, Kali has learnt a new trick, taking up a new occupation - Loch Sport Primary School's resident story dog.

Attempting a solo run around Australia

Anyone struggling to find motivation to get up for a morning run may find some inspiration from Melbourne man Andre Jones, who stopped in Sale on Thursday during the early stages of his gruelling run around Australia.

Break-in at hair salon

Sale police are investigating a break-in at Khayaam Hair Salon.

NZ firefighters arrive to help out

New Zealand fire crews with special skills in steep and remote rugged terrain arrived in Gippsland on Sunday to help local fire fighters battle fires in the Licola region.

Moving into fire recovery phase

The state government says it will work closely with bushfire-affected councils and local communities on the support needed for clean-up and rebuilding, as services move towards a recovery phase.

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