Caught 63kmh over
Police intercepted a 64-year-old man allegedly driving at 163 kilometres per hour in a 100kmh zone on the South Gippsland Highway near Darriman last Thursday.
ATM skimming in Paynesville
Police are investigating a series of ATM skimming incidents in Paynesville last month.
Questions continue over PFAS
Concerns remain within the Wellington Shire community regarding the dangers posed to human health by PFAS chemicals, despite no new announcements of detections of contamination.
Coastal land sale plans
Wellington Shire Council is bracing itself for community confusion over its plans to sell “surplus” land at Golden Beach that it acquired prior to 2003.
Newry’s Hallmark moment
One of Newry’s beloved focal points is currently undergoing a community-driven facelift.
MP’s highway petition
Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien has launched a petition calling on the state government to fund the final two stages of the Princes Highway duplication project between Traralgon and Sale.
Early works progressing
Early works are progressing for the $530 million Gippsland Rail Line Upgrade, under the $1.75 billion Regional Rail Revival package funded by the federal and state governments.
Solar farm charges ahead
Wellington Shire Council has approved a planning permit for a $40 million solar farm in Maffra.
Elderly man attacked in daylight
A 75-year-old man was assaulted in broad daylight in Sale.
Renters stuck in ‘poverty trap’
The homelessness crisis in Gippsland is worsening, as rental vacancies plummet and public housing waiting lists soar.
Farmers shouldering rate rise claims are ‘misleading’
Claims that farmers in the Wellington Shire face a rate rise of more than four per cent, despite residential rates remaining within the state government-set 2.25 per cent Fair Go rates cap, are misleading, according to a council spokesperson.
Decentralisation could ease pressure in cities
Decentralisation of Commonwealth and corporate entities could help ease pressures of population growth, congestion and high cost of living expenses in Australian cities, a newly-released report has found.
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‘Gippsland Offshore Wind Sector Plan’ launched in Sale by strategic partners
Offshore wind industry and stakeholders came together at the Port of Sale this week to launch a new sector plan to guide Gippsland offshore...
