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​Mobile towers roll out

Federal government spending on new mobile phone towers and road upgrades will save lives on the Hyland Highway, according to Gippsland MHR Darren Chester.

Exploring the Heart Morass

About 150 year seven Catholic College Sale students explored the Heart Morass near Sale last week to learn about its environment.

Burglary at Supa-Truss

Police are investigating a burglary at a business on Firebrace Rd in Heyfield.

Brother pleads guilty

Another former St Patrick’s College, Sale, Marist Brother is in the spotlight after pleading guilty to child sex offences.

Nepalese delegation visits

The Macalister Demonstration Farm recently hosted two delegations of high ranking government agricultural officials, development officers, livestock specialists and farm extension officers from Nepal.

Man is jailed over radio transmissions

A Buchan man has been sentenced to nearly two years in jail for attempting to stop a police chase by hacking into radio transmissions.

Four possible sites for train stabling in Sale

A report commissioned by Wellington Shire Council has identified four sites in the Sale area where train stabling could be established.

Rosedale projects progressing

Projects valued at $3.59 million to revitalise Rosedale are now underway.

Murder charge

Police charged a 34-year-old man on Monday with one count of murder following the discovery of a 62-year-old man’s body in Bairnsdale on Saturday.

Two jailed over family violence

Two local men were jailed in relation to family violence matters in the Sale Magistrates’ Court this week.

Fine after failing two drug tests

After failing two oral fluid tests in a month, a man was convicted and fined $1500.

Fine over threats to partner

A man was convicted and given a $1000 aggregate fine this week for violent behaviour in August 2016.

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