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Committee for Wellington to continue lobbying

The Committee for Wellington had a changing of the guard at its annual meeting.

Man remanded over Maffra fire

A Maffra man has been remanded in custody after being charged with a fire that destroyed Anderson’s Removals warehouse at Maffra on Monday last week.

Local roads to receive upgrades

More than $1 million has been announced by the federal government to fix priority road safety blackspots across Gippsland.

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.

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.

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.

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