Council projects move ahead
More than 30 projects on Wellington Shire Council’s capital works program this financial year have been completed.
Bluebottle jellyfish reported at holiday spots
Bluebottle Jellyfish have been reported washed up along Gippsland coastal areas including Loch Sport and Lakes Entrance in recent days, prompting warnings for people to know how to treat people if stung.
Esso sues AWU for $44m over industrial action
Esso Australia is claiming a staggering $44.3 million, in compensation, plus interest, from the Australian Workers Union.
Crime trends down
Crime has continued to decline in the Wellington Shire, according to recently released statistics.
Drought money provides boost
Sale's livestock yards are in for a major makeover to improve competition and add an online sales approach for buyers and sellers.
Fence will stay for peafowl
The fauna enclosure fencing in the Sale Botanic Gardens won’t be removed until March, to protect nesting peafowl.
Fundraiser underway to fulfil dying wishes
Sale man Leon Lett has been overwhelmed by the generosity of people, with locals chipping in to help ensure he is able to fulfil a number of dying wishes as his leukaemia worsens.
Superannuation error affects local Esso employees
About 30 ExxonMobil employees, many of them Sale and Longford Esso workers, have been caught up in a superannuation miscalculation which has resulted in discrepancies amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Compensation claims are moving forward
A trial may be heard in the Supreme Court of Victoria within the next 12 months following compensation claims by survivors of sexual abuse who attended St Paul’s Catholic College in Traralgon in the 1970s.
Two pedestrians hit
Two pedestrians were airlifted to a Melbourne hospital on Monday night, after they were hit by a car in Sale.
New sections of highway open
Two new duplicated sections of the Princes Highway have opened in time to accommodate the heavy Christmas and summer holiday traffic.
Buses continue to replace trains on the Gippsland line
Because of last week’s rain, coaches will continue to replace all V/Line trains on the Gippsland line, and travel will be free for the entire journey until mid-January while works are underway.
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Fund launched to empower regional projects
A NEW region-wide giving platform is being established to strengthen Gippsland for the long term.
Generous Gippsland, established by the Gippsland Community Foundation, is a...
