Update on projects across Wellington
Wellington Shire Council has provided an update of planning projects across the shire.
Possums aplenty, the latest surveys show
Thousands of Leadbeater's possums, the species which is officially listed as facing extinction, have now been found in the Central Highlands forests of Gippsland, the latest surveys show.
Concerns for missing man
East Gippsland Crime Investigation Unit detectives have renewed their appeal for information in the search for missing man Dalibor Pantic.
Stratford park damage
Police are appealing for witnesses to a deliberately lit fire at Apex Park, Stratford.
Eisteddfod success
There was plenty of local success at the 72nd City of Sale Eisteddfod last week.
Budget has farmers in mind
Wellington Shire Council will work with the farming community to determine how to spend $1 million allocated in its 2019-20 budget for drought recovery.
Number plate system to nab unlicensed drivers
Unauthorised drivers in Wellington Shire will find it much harder to flout the law this Easter, with a number of Victoria Police highway patrol cars now equipped with a new automatic number plate recognition system.
Draft budget release
Wellington Shire Council has proposed a rate rise of 2.5 per cent for the next financial year.
Shakespeare shenanigans
Participants at George Gray Centre, Sale, have been slogging away behind the scenes on a showstopper of a performance.
A chat with our mayor
Wellington Shire's first-time mayor Alan Hall has a friendly, open face and a disarmingly convivial manner that doesn't seem to gel with his bureaucratic background as a high flying accountant.
Our carrot cake queen hangs up her tea towel
After 15 years of passionate dedication to the cause, self-styled carrot cake queen Rosemary Mowat is seeking a successor.
Lorna’s serving up scones this Easter
Maffra Lawn Tennis Club life member Lorna Bailey has been volunteering across the community for decades, delighting those that know her by plying them with her famous, second-to-none scones.
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Next two Gippsland Times issues a day early
The Gippsland Times will be published a day earlier the next two weeks.
Issues will hit the newsstands on Tuesday, December 23, and Tuesday, December...
