Hopes for complex cash
State government funding for major upgrades at the Cameron Sporting Complex in Maffra has been tipped.
Another independent running in Gippsland East
ELECTION 2018 | Benjamin Garrett from Stratford is the third independent candidate to put their hand up to contest the seat of Gippsland East in the November 24 state election.
Gippsland communities vulnerable to earthquakes
Communities in Gippsland are among those more likely to experience earthquake ground shaking than other parts of the country, according to latest update to the National Seismic Hazard Assessment for Australia.
Foreshore revamp officially open
The Loch Sport community has celebrated the official opening of its redeveloped foreshore.
Lib-Nats make promises on local roads, bridges
ELECTION 2018 | Twenty-six kilometres of road surfaces across Wellington Shire will be sealed through the Country Roads and Bridges Program, if the Liberal Nationals win next month’s state election.
$1m is needed to finish rail trail
A $1 million upgrade of the Gippsland Plains Rail Trail will create tourism jobs and safe exercise opportunities, according to Gippsland MHR Darren Chester.
Readying to fight fires
Firefighting aircraft and crews are being rolled out and Forest Fire Management Victoria’s specialist aircraft management staff are updating their skills in preparation for the fire season.
Gippsland East is ‘taken for granted’
ELECTION 2018 | Independent candidate for Gippsland East George Neophytou is concerned the electorate is being taken for granted.
Carnivale a great success
Blue skies greeted crowds at Sale’s St Mary’s Primary School Twilight Carnivale on Friday.
Beach blocks pain goes on
A Melbourne resident has made an impassioned plea to Wellington Shire Council, urging it to sort out the decades-long beach blocks saga in a fair way.
New-look Roulettes unveiled
The new-look Pilatus PC-21 aircraft used by the Royal Australian Air Force’s aerobatic display team, the Roulettes, has been unveiled in Canberra.
Council looks at uses for old school sites near port
Wellington Shire Council is investigating potential uses for land to the east of the Port of Sale.




