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Pet owners upset by cemetery closure

Grieving pet owners will no longer be able to bury their pets at Victoria’s last remaining pet cemetery in Maffra, after the surprise sale of the site.

Sale Show’s ready to ride

The 155th Sale and District Agricultural Society Show will begin on Friday, and promises to be action-packed.

Power tools taken

Police are seeking information about the identity of an offender who stole power tools and chainsaws from a residential property in Lucknow early last month.

Showground facility is officially opened

Attendees at Sale Show will notice a significant addition to the Sale Showgrounds.

Rehab centre being built, another proposed

ELECTION 2018 | Sale will have residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities either side of it — near Bairnsdale and in the Latrobe Valley — if a Liberal Nationals announcement on Monday comes to fruition.

Libs Nats commitment to ‘fairer’ farm rates

ELECTION 2018 | An elected Liberal Nationals state government will make rates fairer for farmers across Victoria, and prioritise an independent inquiry into farm rates in Victoria.

Independent speaks about mines, farming and drought issues

ELECTION 2018 | Independent candidate for Gippsland East Matt Stephenson said he was concerned about the proposed mineral sands mine at Glenaladale.

Greens candidate says more talk is needed on climate change

ELECTION 2018 | Greens candidate for Gippsland East, Deb Foskey, has questioned why other candidates are “not talking” about climate change.

Labor pledges to end net fishing in the Lakes

ELECTION 2018 | A re-elected Labor state government will phase out commercial fishing in the Gippsland Lakes.

Section of barrier roll out almost complete

It's been a rough road for commuters navigating the journey between Sale and Stratford in the past 10 months, but the end is in sight.

Sunday market hopes for a building

Two high profile local charity workers are highlighting the need for a permanent structure for the Sale Sunday Charity Variety Market barbecue, amid fears the market could close or be taken over by commercial interests if it doesn’t get the home it needs.

Viewing platform at back fence upsets resident

New changes to Victoria’s “fast track” planning process are already causing neighbourhood woes in Wellington Shire, with a Paradise Beach resident furious that an “inappropriate” development has destroyed his privacy and potentially lowered his home’s value.

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Next two Gippsland Times issues a day early

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