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Power tools taken

Police are seeking information about the identity of an offender who stole power tools and chainsaws from a residential property in Lucknow early last month.

Showground facility is officially opened

Attendees at Sale Show will notice a significant addition to the Sale Showgrounds.

Labor pledges to end net fishing in the Lakes

ELECTION 2018 | A re-elected Labor state government will phase out commercial fishing in the Gippsland Lakes.

Section of barrier roll out almost complete

It's been a rough road for commuters navigating the journey between Sale and Stratford in the past 10 months, but the end is in sight.

Sunday market hopes for a building

Two high profile local charity workers are highlighting the need for a permanent structure for the Sale Sunday Charity Variety Market barbecue, amid fears the market could close or be taken over by commercial interests if it doesn’t get the home it needs.

Viewing platform at back fence upsets resident

New changes to Victoria’s “fast track” planning process are already causing neighbourhood woes in Wellington Shire, with a Paradise Beach resident furious that an “inappropriate” development has destroyed his privacy and potentially lowered his home’s value.

Chainsaw artists are carving out a name for themselves

Japanese artist Hikaru Kodama has been in Sale to complete a large sculpture of a light horse and mounted soldier.

Heart attack patient thanks paramedics who saved her

Yvonne Clavarino would not be alive today if it had not been for quick action of paramedics, and she recently called by Sale Ambulance station to personally thank them with a sponge cake for morning tea.

No doubt about it

Queensland horse Doubt Defying won Sunday’s $200,000 Sale Cup.

Our great weekend

It was a busy weekend for many across Wellington Shire, as two of the region’s biggest events — the Sale Cup and the Maffra Show — heralded the onslaught of the silly season.

Wind farm protest fills the Yarram Regent Theatre

Hundreds of concerned residents filled the Regent Theatre last Tuesday night to say no to Synergy Wind’s proposal to obtain planning approval for 34 wind turbines on farmland alongside the South Gippsland Highway from Hedley to Alberton and in Alberton West.

Six month ban for underage drinkers once they turn 18

Underage drinkers caught flouting the drinking laws in and around Sale will now be banned from entering licensed premises for six months after the date of their 18th birthdays.

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