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Brother pleads guilty

Another former St Patrick’s College, Sale, Marist Brother is in the spotlight after pleading guilty to child sex offences.

Nepalese delegation visits

The Macalister Demonstration Farm recently hosted two delegations of high ranking government agricultural officials, development officers, livestock specialists and farm extension officers from Nepal.

Man is jailed over radio transmissions

A Buchan man has been sentenced to nearly two years in jail for attempting to stop a police chase by hacking into radio transmissions.

Four possible sites for train stabling in Sale

A report commissioned by Wellington Shire Council has identified four sites in the Sale area where train stabling could be established.

Rosedale projects progressing

Projects valued at $3.59 million to revitalise Rosedale are now underway.

Murder charge

Police charged a 34-year-old man on Monday with one count of murder following the discovery of a 62-year-old man’s body in Bairnsdale on Saturday.

Two jailed over family violence

Two local men were jailed in relation to family violence matters in the Sale Magistrates’ Court this week.

Fine after failing two drug tests

After failing two oral fluid tests in a month, a man was convicted and fined $1500.

Fine over threats to partner

A man was convicted and given a $1000 aggregate fine this week for violent behaviour in August 2016.

Burglary at Supa-Truss

Police are investigating a burglary at a business on Firebrace Rd in Heyfield.

Morwell stabbing

A man is in custody following a stabbing in Morwell early Wednesday morning, which left two women with life-threatening injuries.

Crime rates down locally

Criminal incidents and recorded offences have fallen by 23 per cent in the year to December 2017 in Wellington Shire, according to the latest crime statistics.

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