Public gets first peek at Wellington Centre
                    Hundreds got their first peek inside the multi-million Port of Sale Civic Centre redevelopment on Saturday, as crowds flocked to the building’s soft opening with cameras clicking and jaws dropping.                
            Serious assault in Dargo
                    Police are investigating a serious assault in Dargo on New Year’s Eve.                
            Council looking to a $14.8m surplus
                    Wellington Shire Council is expecting to record a surplus of $14.8 million this financial year.                
            CFA fire concerns
                    A senior CFA member has echoed statewide concerns that safety barriers along many of Wellington Shire’s roads will hamper fire fighting efforts and put emergency service responders in danger.                
            Glenmaggie goes gangbusters
                    While hundreds flock to the beach this summer, caravan park operators north of Heyfield are also reporting strong numbers.                
            Welcoming in 2018 in the local area
                    Apart from some troublemakers, Wellington Shire police reported most people were well behaved during New Year’s Eve celebrations.                
            Wee problems for unlucky New Year rider
                    A Vermont man is probably wishing he had filled up his motorcycle — for more reasons than one.                
            Land saga continues
                    Wellington Shire Council will begin the statutory process of compulsorily acquiring land in the ‘coastal dunes’ areas along the Ninety Mile Beach.                
            Wellington Centre opens soon
                    The $14.6 million redevelopment at the Port of Sale to create a broad use community and civic space is on track to open to the public during the first week of January.                
            Cameras to be installed in nine areas of CBD
                    Closed circuit television cameras will be installed in Sale’s central business district, in an attempt to deter crime.                
            Drink drivers nabbed by police
                    Local police are disappointed with the number of drink-affected drivers detected on local roads so far during the holiday season.                
            Carrajung driver has a not-so-Merry Christmas
                    Christmas Day turned out to be a little less merry for a Frankston man spending the day in Gippsland, after he was spotted driving recklessly by Yarram police in Carrajung.                
             
                