Rail bridge step closer
The advance tender notice process to contruct the replacement Avon River Bridge in Stratford has begun.
Having a ball
St Thomas’ Primary School students got the chance to meet and greet some of their footy idols when Carlton Football Club players visited the school.
Hair-raising crash into Sale salon
Early morning Sale shoppers had a lucky escape when a Holden Captiva mounted the curb and ploughed through the window of a Raymond St hairdressing salon.
Drugged drivers nabbed
Wellington Highway Patrol members intercepted two alleged drug drivers on Monday.
Solar farm plans progressing
A proposed $50 million solar farm near Maffra is still progressing.
Paramedics move into new station
Sale paramedics have just moved into their shiny new ambulance station, settling into the new building in Cunninghame St.
A plan to form a new shire ratepayers’ association
Former Wellington Shire councillor Keith Mills is pushing for a new ratepayers’ association for the shire.
Local duo prevented from attending ExxonMobil meeting
Two former Longford gas plants maintenance workers were banned from entering an ExxonMobil shareholders meeting in Dallas, Texas.
Don’t be ‘bonkers’, state government is urged
Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien has accused the state government of pulling out an “extraordinary excuse” for its failure to fund the Princes Highway East duplication, by saying the Federal Government’s budget funding for the road caught it by surprise.
Bridge replacement by 2021
The Avon River Bridge at Stratford will be replaced by 2021.
Plan to turn household waste into energy
Hundreds of tonnes of household rubbish will be burnt and turned into energy, if a project in the Latrobe Valley goes ahead.
Hope Restart drug rehab centre gets the nod
The Hope Restart Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre will be built near Bairnsdale, after the state govenment announced it would contribute funding.




