Beach booms
Seismic survey work, being conducted in Bass Strait waters off Golden Beach, has united anti-coal activists, the Latrobe Valley Sustainability Group and beach community residents.
Wednesday’s wild weather
Local State Emergency Service crews attended 42 jobs during Wednesday’s tempest, as East Sale recorded wind gust of more than 100kmh.
Vaccination rates one of state’s highest
The Wellington Shire municipality has one of the highest vaccination rates in the state, with 97.76 per cent of children fully immunised.
Motorbike rider dies at Munro
Police will prepare a report for the Coroner following the death of a man on a farming property at Munro on Tuesday night.
Works on show in Fed Square
The works of Boisdale-based artist Cassie Leatham will be the subject of a new exhibition at the Koorie Heritage Trust, at Federation Square.
Council still grappling with the future direction of recycling
Wellington Shire Council is still negotiating with recycling services to find out what will happen to recyclable material.
Student victim of persistent bullying
The Education Department has responded swiftly to a local mother’s call to make schools accountable for student behaviour. (Stock image)
MPs attacked over vote on labour hire bill
Local state MPs Danny O’Brien and Tim Bull have been criticised by the state government for opposing legislation to stop exploitation in the labour hire industry.
Queen’s Baton passes through Gippsland
Seventeen people important to the Gippsland community ran through Morwell’s barricaded streets on Sunday with the baton which left Buckingham Palace in March last year holding a message from the Queen.
Offshore seismic survey work has now begun
A seismic survey off Golden Beach has begun this week, as part of a study of the underwater geology for the CarbonNet project.
Driver 138kmh in 80 zone
Police are urging drivers to slow through roadworks, after two drivers were caught speeding.
‘Fire escape’ crossing will remain open
Thw Swallow Lagoon railway crossing, near Munro, will remain open after the state Public Transport Minister intervened.
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