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.
Racing the Rubeena
More than 200 runners, walkers and strollers managed to raise more than $6000, taking part in the Race the Rubeena community fun run on Sunday.
O’Brien moves to frontbench
Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien has been promoted to the state shadow cabinet.
Committal hearing for accused Marist Brother
A former St Patrick’s College, Sale, teacher will face a committal hearing, charged with multiple indecent assaults committed against boys at St Paul’s College, Traralgon, in the 1970s.
Glass shards found in garden compost
A local man is calling on Gippsland Water’s recycling facility at Dutson Downs to recall its recycled garden compost, after finding large pieces of sharp, jagged glass scattered throughout the material.





