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Reducing plastic waste

With the changes to Australia’s Chinese recycling export scheme and the ban on single-use plastic bags at some supermarkets, substainability and recycling are front of mind for many.

More train services to be replaced by buses

All Gippsland train services will be replaced by coaches from August 6 to 14 because of works in suburban Melbourne.

ETU ramps up criticism over Esso apprentices

The Electrical Trades Union has ramped up its criticism regarding the employment of apprentices at Esso’s Longford plant.

A syringe driver is donated

Local Freemasons have donated a key piece of medical equipment to the Royal Freemasons aged care home in Sale.

Six hour trip from Melbourne

Passenger confusion over timetables during bus replacements has led Gippsland South MLC Danny O’Brien to call on the state government to lift its game in Gippsland after a visitor claimed it took six hours to travel from Melbourne to Sale.

Driver pulled over twice within minutes

A 27-year-old man will find himself in court after being pulled over by police twice within minutes in Moe early Saturday morning.

Arrest over Lake Tyers fire

Police have arrested a man following a suspicious fire in Lake Tyers early Friday morning.

MID’s highest delivery volume in 26 years

The Macalister Irrigation District has had a record-breaking season, with Southern Rural Water delivering 189,000 megalitres to customers in 2017-18.

Esso apprentice wages are down by ‘50-plus per cent’

Unions have alleged new apprentices at Esso’s Longford Gas Plants are receiving a much lower rate of pay than previous apprentices.

Rosedale revitalisation continuing

Work on a new roundabout and improved streetscape in Rosedale is nearing completion.

Drug driving charges

A woman will face drug driving and other charges after being intercepted by Wellington Highway Patrol in Sale.

Loch Sport damages

Police are appealing for witnesses after graffiti was reported on buildings and signs in Loch Sport this week.

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