Almost 120 deer are culled in alpine aerial shooting trial
One deer was shot every 10 minutes, and 119 were killed over four days, during Victoria’s first aerial deer cull last month.
V/Line platform, line at Pakenham — Labor
ELECTION 2018 | A line and platform dedicated for V/Line services will be built at the Pakenham train station under a re-elected Labor state government.
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.
Water pipe delays roundabout works
Work on the roundabout at Stratford’s western entrance resumed last week after it was interrupted when a water pipe was “identified” under the road.
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.
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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...
