Reducing plastic waste
With the changes to Australia’s Chinese recycling export scheme and the ban on single-use plastic bags at some supermarkets, substainability and recycling are front of mind for many.
More train services to be replaced by buses
All Gippsland train services will be replaced by coaches from August 6 to 14 because of works in suburban Melbourne.
ETU ramps up criticism over Esso apprentices
The Electrical Trades Union has ramped up its criticism regarding the employment of apprentices at Esso’s Longford plant.
A syringe driver is donated
Local Freemasons have donated a key piece of medical equipment to the Royal Freemasons aged care home in Sale.
Six hour trip from Melbourne
Passenger confusion over timetables during bus replacements has led Gippsland South MLC Danny O’Brien to call on the state government to lift its game in Gippsland after a visitor claimed it took six hours to travel from Melbourne to Sale.
Driver pulled over twice within minutes
A 27-year-old man will find himself in court after being pulled over by police twice within minutes in Moe early Saturday morning.
Arrest over Lake Tyers fire
Police have arrested a man following a suspicious fire in Lake Tyers early Friday morning.
Drug driving charges
A woman will face drug driving and other charges after being intercepted by Wellington Highway Patrol in Sale.
Loch Sport damages
Police are appealing for witnesses after graffiti was reported on buildings and signs in Loch Sport this week.
Council targets beach areas for clean-up
Road reserves and vacant blocks along the 90 Mile Beach that are being used as dumping grounds for abandoned goods or house illegal structures and caravans, will be the target of a major clean-up of some of Wellington Shire’s coastal towns.
NAIDOC fun
More NAIDAC Week events have been held across Wellington Shire.
NOPSEMA ‘toothless tiger’
Union leaders described the offshore petroleum safety regulator as a “toothless tiger” at a hearing in Sale, alleging its lack of effectiveness could compromise safety.
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