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Longford a poster boy for national union campaign

Longford has become the focus of a national campaign calling for changes to the Fair Work Act.

Site under construction

Construction of Sale's new synthetic hockey pitch is underway.

Where’s rail money?

The reshuffle of the federal infrastructure portfolio has not delayed federal funding for long-awaited repairs to Stratford’s Avon River rail bridge and other Gippsland rail projects, according to Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce’s office.

There’s no sign of end to 11-year dispute

Former Wellington Shire councillor Keith Mills is demanding mediation with shire chief executive David Morcom to end a long-running stoush over fences and straying cattle.

Esso investigates

Allegations of a seal being killed on an oil platform and drugs on and offshore are being investigated by Esso.

Parking stays

Maffra’s main street parking will remain parallel, after an overwhelming majority of respondents to a council survey favoured keeping the current layout.

Unclear if morass duck is on or off the menu

Field and Game Australia says duck meat sourced from the Heart Morass wetlands is still on the menu.

Bull says road barriers project is ‘a mess’

Gippsland East MLA Tim Bull has described the roadside and centre of the road wire rope barriers project on the Princes Highway as “a mess” which is “still being figured out on the run”.

Drivers beware of fowl play

As Sale Botanic Garden’s peahens begin teaching their young about the world around them, some residents in the area have become increasingly concerned about passing traffic.

Racing the Rubeena

To raise money for the restoration of the Sale Water Tower, runners will be able to Race the Rubeena over the Labour Day weekend.

Residents are sceptical over CarbonNet project

Golden Beach residents were keen to take the opportunity to ask CarbonNet representatives and scientists questions at a community drop-in information day on Wednesday.

Thousands flock to new cultural centre

More than 7000 people have already visited the Wellington Centre at the Port of Sale a little over two weeks since the $14.6 million redevelopment opened to the public on January 6.

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