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Site to be leased, but tenant secret for now

A lease for the site of the former Sale Visitor Information Centre has been established, but its future use hasn't been made known to the public.

Goods for families in need

Sale 545 Primary School used its final assembly of the year to hand over a trolley of goods to the Salvation Army in time for Christmas.

Fires continue to burn in east Gippsland

Cooler conditions have been helping firefighters battling blazes in east Gippsland.

Driver fails to stop after car and cyclist collide in Sale

Police are seeking witnesses to an incident in Sale on Thursday where a car and a male cyclist collided, the driver failing to stop to render assistance.

Deer ‘pest’ animals

The Victorian National Parks Association is calling for feral deer to be urgently listed as a pest as part of a state-wide deer control plan.

Council is looking into Sale-Maffra bike path

Wellington Shire Council will consider allocating $50,000 in next year's budget to investigate the feasibility an off road cycling path between Sale and Maffra.

Wellington Shire Council again seeks native timber harvesting data

Wellington Shire Council will repeat a request for the state government to provide the data behind its decision to end native timber harvesting in Victoria.

Monitoring of algae in the Gippsland Lakes is stepping up during summer

Monitoring of the levels and types of algae in the Gippsland Lakes is being stepped up as dry weather continues.

Government blow-outs, but farmers left high and dry – Bull

Desperately-needed additional drought supports are being ignored, while recent reports reveal the state government's $11 billion Metro Rail Tunnel is $3 billion over budget, says Gippsland East MLA Tim Bull.

Merry Christmas in Maffra

Wednesday evening's Maffra Christmas Festival was a great success, attracting thousands of people.

Two charged over thefts

Two men have been charged in relation to a spate of thefts from motor vehicles and burglaries locally.

Dramatic change in weather expected to increase fire risk

A dramatic change in the weather conditions is expected over the next few days, increasing fire risk and fire activity in east Gippsland.

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