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Won Wron arrests

A Won Wron man has been remanded in custody on drug related charges following a warrant being issued to search a Won Wron property on October 4.

Paramedics teach CPR in Sale pedestrian mall

Paramedics were out in force in Sale on Tuesday, promoting International Restart a Heart Day.

CarbonNet drop-in session at Golden Beach

A group opposing the Ninety Mile Beach carbon capture and storage project is urging people to attend a community drop-in session on Saturday.

Royally chuffed by a letter from Prince Charles

Gippsland wool growers doing it tough received unexpected solace last week from none other that one of the world’s most recognised merino enthusiasts — His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales.

A Labor challenger in Gippsland South

ELECTION 2018 | Denison farmer Denise Ryan has announced she will stand as Labor’s candidate for Gippsland South at the November 24 state election.

Jousting is a first in Sale Show’s history

Medieval jousting will take centre stage at the Sale Show this year for the first time in the show’s history.

Seeking MID irrigators interested in hemp

An east Gippsland organic farmer with an ambitious plan to start a lucrative hemp industry in the Macalister Irrigation District is calling on irrigation farmers to jump on board.

Proposal for big seismic survey in Bass Strait knocked back

The proposal for a massive seismic survey in Bass Strait, which was causing significant concern to the offshore fishing fleet, has been refused by the federal approval agency.

Health of Lakes is paramount — Greens

ELECTION 2018 | Debate over the Gippsland Lakes should centre on its health, not the future of commercial fishing, according to Greens candidate for Gippsland East Deb Foskey.

O’Brien gets busy campaigning

ELECTION 2018 | Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien has well and truly begun his state election campaign with signs appearing all around the electorate.

Penalty notice after driver hits barriers

A driver heading through Sale on the South Gippsland Highway on Sunday narrowly missed oncoming traffic when she lost control of the car and veered into road barriers at Grainger’s Bridge, near the Swing Bridge.

Fair Work finds sacking of an Esso worker was ‘unfair’

The Fair Work Commission has found that Esso Australia “unfairly” sacked a union delegate for abusing a contractor by calling him a “f---ing scab”.

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