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Day to thank our ambos

Wednesday was a special occasion at Sale ambulance branch, with some grateful former patients dropping in to say "thank you".

Mayoral support for a federal duplication

Gippsland MHR Darren Chester said the region's mayors were supporting his push for work to start immediately on the Kilmany section of the Princes Highway duplication project.

Body of missing man located near Dargo

UPDATED | The search for missing man Jeremy Boyden came to an end after police located a deceased male Thursday morning.

Dog of missing man sighted

Police have confirmed a white and brown Jack Russell seen in the Dargo area on Sunday afternoon belongs to missing man Jeremy Boyden.

Deadly mural celebrates voice, treaty, truth

Visitors to the Port of Sale building's second story have this week left to see a locally significant mural - a product of Gunai artist Ronald Edwards-Pepper's recent NAIDOC week residency at Gippsland Art Gallery.

Council concerned by reforms

All local council wards could be changed to one-councillor districts under reforms proposed by the state government.

Local recycling remains viable

Recycling in the Wellington Shire is on track to remain an integral part of the council's waste collection processes for the next 12 months at least, despite recent upheavals in the recycling industry.

Regional highway patrols in reverse

The state government has rejected claims road safety in Wellington police district is being compromised because of inadequate Highway Patrol numbers, despite claims there had been no increase to local patrols "since 2014".

Gippsland’s foodbowl safe

Opponents of the proposed mineral sands mine at Glenaladale say a decision by state Resources Minister Jaclyn Symes to protect parts of the Mitchell River flat from exploration "doesn't go far enough".

Car fire in Sale

This spectacular but alarming image, sent into the Gippsland Times, is of a car after it was illegally set alight in Sale last week

Suspicious grass fires in Boisdale

Police are investigating the cause of three grass fires sparked on Sunday afternoon.

Erratic driver jailed

A man has been sentenced to five months in jail, a 15-month Community Corrections Order and a loss of licence for three years for erratic driving.

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