Loch Sport boom times
Loch Sport has become the unlikely poster child of decentralisation, as droves of frustrated Melburnians make the move to the once sleepy hamlet for a refreshing sea and tree change.
Owner wanted bodies of pet foxes returned
A Wurruk woman is devastated after Agriculture Victoria and police executed a search warrant at her property, seizing her three pet foxes and ordering them to be destroyed.
Police charge Maffra man over blaze
A 45-year-old Maffra man was arrested by Wellington Crime Investigation Unit on Wednesday in relation to the fire at Andersons Removals on Monday morning.
Council boast a healthy surplus
Wellington Shire Council has recorded a $20.8 million operating surplus for the previous financial year.
Drug driver convicted
A man was convicted and given a community corrections order for drug driving offences at Sale Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
Juggling motherhood, Salvos and RAAF roles
Sale mother of two, Alexis Mapleback, could be described as the changing face of the military — in two quite different senses.
New NDIS documentation requirement onerous
Navigating the National Disability Insurance Scheme is proving a nightmare for some Wellington Shire families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, with some paediatricians who initially diagnosed their children no longer living locally.
Online fellowship
For anyone who likes the fellowship and humanity of a service club, but hasn’t the time to commit to the conventions of meetings and dinners, there is another way.
Cultural centre plans
A proposal to create Sale’s first indigenous cultural centre is moving ahead, with hopes it will boost jobs and attract visitors.
Images from the hidden world of homelessness
An exhibition of photos from some of Sale’s homeless and at-risk young people is an eye-opening look at a hidden world.
Rosedale landfill to close?
Wellington Shire Council will consider the future of the Rosedale Landfill, at a September council meeting.
Plans make waves in Yarram
Just two days after calls at a community meeting for the Yarram health service to explain what was happening with its planned integrated health centre, architects’ renderings were released.
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