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.
‘Bullying? No way’
Guthridge Primary School, Sale, was one of thousands to join the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence.
Buoyed by generosity
What would you do if a loved one was diagnosed with an illness that rapidly changes them from being full of adventure to someone wheelchair-bound and in constant pain?
Collegians goes back-to-back
Collegians secured back-to-back Sale-Maffra cricket premierships with a dominant display in the weekend’s grand final against Sale.
Federal funding on track
The state government has received funding from its federal counterpart for the $1.57 billion Regional Rail Revival program.
All smiles for Mardi Gras
The 60th Maffra Mardi Gras, on a balmy Saturday evening, raised almost $106,000 for five community groups.
$30,000 in damage caused
A 23-YEAR-old Yarram man was remanded in custody after allegedly causing $30,000 worth of damage to a property at Tarra Valley.
Body found in Bairnsdale
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man following the death of a 62-year-old man in Bairnsdale on Saturday.
Focus on taxing tactics
An international group pushing for global tax reform says the current senate inquiry into ExxonMobil’s tax minimisation tactics will give strength to former Gippsland workers’ fight for the return of their wages and conditions.
Celebrating women
A global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, International Women’s Day events were held across the shire last Thursday.
Two teens charged for lighting fires
East Gippsland Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two teenagers in relation to a series of deliberately lit fires.
High hopes for bridge
While early works have begun outside the Avon River Bridge, federal money has still not been delivered to get the $500 million Gippsland Regional Rail Revival upgrade on track.
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Locky McLeod, a PhD researcher at the University...
