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State cash needed to complete duplication

With the federal government providing $132 million to complete the duplication of the Princes Highway between Sale and Traralgon, pressure has been put on its state counterpart to put forward it share of the cost.

Pounding the pavement in pink

Mothers, daughters, friends and supporters pounded the pavement in pink on Sunday, running, walking or strolling in the Mother’s Day Classic.

Sale cops a spray

A loose pipe spraying water across Foster St in Sale drew some concern on Friday afternoon.

Maffra fatality

An 83-year-old Maffra man died at the scene of a two-car collision on Johnson St, Maffra on Thursday.

Treloar named new Anglican Bishop

Dr Richard Treloar has been elected as the 13th Anglican Bishop of Gippsland.

Heyfield ATM card skimmer

The fraud squad is investigating after a card “skimmer” was found attached to an ATM in Heyfield this week.

No PFAS link to cancer: panel

An independent expert health panel investigating the health effects of PFAS chemicals has found there is “no current evidence that suggests an increase in overall cancer risk”.

Farmers with eyes to the sky

Empty rain gauges give testament to April being the driest on record in most parts of eastern Victoria.

Fine, conviction for botanic gardens theft

A woman pleaded guilty to stealing 34 plants from the Sale Botanic Gardens last year.

Stole a school CCTV camera

A Sale man was convicted and fined $1000 for stealing a CCTV camera from a high school, and carrying a knife.

Cannabis, firearm conviction

Following a police raid on the weekend near Paradise Beach, a man was convicted and given a community corrections order for growing cannabis and possessing a home-made firearm.

Sale man drug driving

A Sale man is expected to be charged with drug driving after he was intercepted by Nunawading Highway Patrol officers.

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