Cattlemen: ‘Brumbies must stay on plains’
Mountain Cattlemen are angry with the state government’s announcement that it wants to remove all brumbies from the Bogong High Plains.
Tonnes of carp removed from the Sale Common
Parks Victoria is undertaking an urgent European carp removal program from the Sale Common Nature Conservation Reserve to avoid a potential ‘black water event’.
Walking to defeat MND
Seven-year-old Emily Wagstaff hopes to walk all over Motor Neurone Disease.
Donations needed to finish tower restoration
Restoration of the iconic Sale Water Tower is well advanced with the stairwells now complete, new flooring laid and glazing beginning.
Promoting workplace safety
Promoting workplace safety, especially on farms, Worksafe’s Game of the Month initiative brought guest speakers and a full day of sporting action to the Boisdale Recreation Reserve.
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.
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.
Gallery appoints director
Simon Gregg has been appointed the new director of the Gippsland Art Gallery.
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.
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GLaWAC celebrates culture and country during NAIDOC Week in Stratford
MORE than 1500 people from across Gippsland attended GLaWAC’s annual NAIDOC Family Day in Stratford last Thursday, with First Nations community, their families, and...
