Fire crews continue to suppress hotspots
Rainfall across the fire ground around Walhalla has resulted in low fire activity.
Delivering for 160 years
The Rosedale Post Office marked 160 years of providing a vital community service to the region last week, and according to its licensees, will continue to have an important role in years to come.
Headspace centre push
A petition has begun for a Headspace centre to be established in the Wellington Shire.
Hemp harvest setback
Organisers of a trial sowing of hemp in Wellington Shire have vowed to try again after the project was sidelined by unsuitable soil.
Three months jail for torching car in front yard
A 19-year-old man who set fire to a car in Maffra and caused an explosion that damaged a house has been jailed for three months.
Mortgage brokers warn of rapacious banks
A sense of uncertainty has swept across local financial brokers and their institutions, as recommendations from the recent historical banking Royal Commission regarding the mortgage broking industry are digested.
Cost saving for road upgrade in Stratford
The cost of ugprading Industrial Rd, Stratford, was almost 43 per cent under the original estimate.
Pest spotted in the Lakes
The discovery of a northern Pacific seastar has prompted a call for public assistance.
Fires still pose a threat
The advice warning for people living in Cowwarr, Cowwarr Weir, Seaton and Glenmaggie is still in place, with the fire which started 6.7 kilometres north-east of Walhalla in early February still not under control.
Council meets Deputy PM
The ongoing affects of the drought and recent bushfires were top of the agenda when Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack met with Wellington Shire Council.
Police warn of new scam
Sale Police are warning people not to be fooled by a new “inheritance scam” that has been reported by Wellington Shire residents.
Hope Restart is underway
New rehabilitation services to break the cycle of addiction will soon be available in Gippsland, with the official sod turning of the Hope Restart Centre, near Bairnsdale.
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