Students step up
The first Step Up youth summit, held at the new Wellington Centre at the Port of Sale, has encouraged young people to make practical changes to Wellington Shire.
MHR urges state to cough up for drug rehab centre
Gippsland MHR Darren Chester has repeated calls for the Victorian government to support an alcohol and drug rehabilitation centre to be built at Lucknow, which would also service the wider Gippsland community.
Donors flow into Sale blood bus
Australian Red Cross mobile donor blood bus bookings in Sale have been strong — so much so that some donors turning up unannounced are being encouraged to return when it’s less busy.
St Mary’s helping keep five Ugandan kids in school
St Mary’s Primary School, Maffra, students handed over $1000 last Friday to One Planet Classrooms.
Red Balloon Day at Guthridge school
For the fourth year, Guthridge Primary School in Sale hosted a National Red Balloon Day event, helping local fire brigades raise money, while also focusing on fire safety.
Property owners are unhappy with barriers
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The centre road barrier project between Stratford and Bairnsdale should cease immediately and stay in cessation until all concerns are satisfactorily addressed.
Graffiti attacks in Sale
Owners of a Sale butcher shop are dismayed after a vandal attack involving paint and feathers last week.
Sale rail ‘still ignored’
State parliament has again heard of the need for additional rail services to Sale.
Study moves to lungs
Following cardiovascular tests, the Hazelwood Health Study has moved onto checking lungs.
Esso BHP to keep oil stakes
ExxonMobil and BHP have said they will keep their stakes in Bass Strait crude oil, just 20 months after putting them on the market.
Lucky to escape
Police say the three occupants of a car that rolled down a six metre cliff edge near the Blue Pool on Saturday were lucky to escape with minor injuries.
Globemaster thunders in
The largest aircraft in the Royal Australian Air Force’s fleet, the C-17A Globemaster III, roared into Sale last week as part of a new flying training program.
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Looking back on the past year (2025)
December 2024:
A STORY that missed last year’s review, but deserves highlighting was the launch of Gippsland Jersey’s seventh Farming Conversations calendar championing mental health....
