New pavilion vandalised
Reports of damage to the new Lions Park picnic pavilion have emerged from Loch Sport, as locals were left furious by the vandalism.
Four drunk drivers at Dargo
Police were disappointed with four drivers detected exceeding the blood alcohol concentration limit in Dargo on New Year’s Day.
Algae monitoring is stepped up
Algae monitoring is being stepped up in the Gippsland Lakes as the weather warms and the conditions for growth become more favourable.
Fire threat
A huge bushfire, which has been raging between Longford and Rosedale since Friday, could burn for up to two to three weeks.
Rosedale fire reaches 10,000ha
A fire south of Rosedale is travelling towards Kilmany, Fulham and Wurruk.
Esso sues AWU for $44m over industrial action
Esso Australia is claiming a staggering $44.3 million, in compensation, plus interest, from the Australian Workers Union.
Council projects move ahead
More than 30 projects on Wellington Shire Council’s capital works program this financial year have been completed.
Bluebottle jellyfish reported at holiday spots
Bluebottle Jellyfish have been reported washed up along Gippsland coastal areas including Loch Sport and Lakes Entrance in recent days, prompting warnings for people to know how to treat people if stung.
Superannuation error affects local Esso employees
About 30 ExxonMobil employees, many of them Sale and Longford Esso workers, have been caught up in a superannuation miscalculation which has resulted in discrepancies amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Crime trends down
Crime has continued to decline in the Wellington Shire, according to recently released statistics.
Drought money provides boost
Sale's livestock yards are in for a major makeover to improve competition and add an online sales approach for buyers and sellers.
Fence will stay for peafowl
The fauna enclosure fencing in the Sale Botanic Gardens won’t be removed until March, to protect nesting peafowl.
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