Early works progressing
Early works are progressing for the $530 million Gippsland Rail Line Upgrade, under the $1.75 billion Regional Rail Revival package funded by the federal and state governments.
Caught 63kmh over
Police intercepted a 64-year-old man allegedly driving at 163 kilometres per hour in a 100kmh zone on the South Gippsland Highway near Darriman last Thursday.
Solar farm charges ahead
Wellington Shire Council has approved a planning permit for a $40 million solar farm in Maffra.
Elderly man attacked in daylight
A 75-year-old man was assaulted in broad daylight in Sale.
Renters stuck in ‘poverty trap’
The homelessness crisis in Gippsland is worsening, as rental vacancies plummet and public housing waiting lists soar.
Farmers shouldering rate rise claims are ‘misleading’
Claims that farmers in the Wellington Shire face a rate rise of more than four per cent, despite residential rates remaining within the state government-set 2.25 per cent Fair Go rates cap, are misleading, according to a council spokesperson.
Decentralisation could ease pressure in cities
Decentralisation of Commonwealth and corporate entities could help ease pressures of population growth, congestion and high cost of living expenses in Australian cities, a newly-released report has found.
Open for business
Sale and District Specialist School was officially opened last Thursday, with a community celebration honouring the project’s hundreds of contributors.
A year on the protest line
The need to change industrial relations laws was a focus for speakers at a rally on Thursday, marking a year on the protest line at Longford, in what has become one of Australia’s longest-running disputes.
PFAS at ‘safe levels’
Gippsland Water has confirmed that potentially toxic chemicals detected in recycled waste water at the Dutson Downs recycling plant are within the health-based guidelines.
Learning some life-saving skills
Sale Primary School students picked up some helpful skills this week, as St John Ambulance ran first aid workshops.
Border force personnel in Sale
Uniformed Australian Border Force personnel in unmarked cars made a surprise visit to a Sale nail business on Wednesday in what was believed to be a visa-related check.
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