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A 46-year-old man was airlifted to Melbourne with serious injuries after a trail bike accident near Dargo on Saturday.

Drivers and drug users may be unaware how long after consumption illicit drugs can be detected, the Sale Magistrates’ Court has heard.

One of several initiatives popping up across the district, there was a massive line around the corner for Sale’s Aussie Disposals’ drought relief gala on Thursday evening.

It only comes around every two years, and this time, it’s our Stratford’s time to shine.

Get used to seeing highway cops in souped-up Beamers.

The Sale Agricultural Society, now running from its recently constructed headquarters, has a few new things for this year’s Sale Show.

District football leagues, including North Gippsland and East Gippsland, will have under 17s competitions if the recommendations of an AFL Gippsland review are adopted.

Farmers and industry representatives at last Tuesday’s Farming for Success conference in Sale heard how in times of crisis, some Gippsland farmers achieve success by thinking outside the square on value adding, innovation, emerging markets, and “growth agriculture”.

A landmark agreement between Gunaikurnai land owners and the state government was signed at Stratford’s Knob Reserve at the weekend, to guide the joint management of 10 parks and reserves in Gippsland.

The new roundabout in Rosedale on the Princes Highway is officially open.

Sale Memorial Hall is set for a facelift, with funding secured to help modernise the building, which will fund the introduction of heating and cooling, acoustic panels, a public address system and asbestos removal.

Immediate cash injections, alternative feed sources and cutting red tape on pest control and welfare assistance were some of the main concerns of Gippsland’s drought-affected families, state Agricultural Minister Jaala Pulford heard when she spoke to farmers at Bengworden on Tuesday.