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Initiatives help first home owners get a foot in

Doubled grants help first home owners across Gippsland.

Govt rolls out statistics to support barriers

The state government is emphasising run-off road crash statistics, after criticism from the Nationals over the installation of wire rope and flexible roadside and centre line barriers.

School sneak peek

After waiting more than 25 years for a new school, it’s the attention to detail that truly impresses, walking through the new buildings at Sale Specialist School.

Jubilation as Wellington Centre officially opens

The Wellington Centre at the Port of Sale is now officially open, with thousands braving the heat to attend the opening ceremony on Saturday morning.

Longford a poster boy for national union campaign

Longford has become the focus of a national campaign calling for changes to the Fair Work Act.

Site under construction

Construction of Sale's new synthetic hockey pitch is underway.

Where’s rail money?

The reshuffle of the federal infrastructure portfolio has not delayed federal funding for long-awaited repairs to Stratford’s Avon River rail bridge and other Gippsland rail projects, according to Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce’s office.

There’s no sign of end to 11-year dispute

Former Wellington Shire councillor Keith Mills is demanding mediation with shire chief executive David Morcom to end a long-running stoush over fences and straying cattle.

Esso investigates

Allegations of a seal being killed on an oil platform and drugs on and offshore are being investigated by Esso.

Parking stays

Maffra’s main street parking will remain parallel, after an overwhelming majority of respondents to a council survey favoured keeping the current layout.

Unclear if morass duck is on or off the menu

Field and Game Australia says duck meat sourced from the Heart Morass wetlands is still on the menu.

Bull says road barriers project is ‘a mess’

Gippsland East MLA Tim Bull has described the roadside and centre of the road wire rope barriers project on the Princes Highway as “a mess” which is “still being figured out on the run”.

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