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Council approves budget

Wellington Shire Council has adopted its 2018-19 budget, with $22 million to be spent on roads, residential streets, paths, parks, streetscapes and open spaces.

Court confirms village must tackle contaminant

A Sale aged care facility has been told it is responsible for pollution on its land.

New search for offshore oil, gas

More seismic testing is proposed offshore, this time to search for oil and gas.

Eagle deaths shock

Gippsland farmers have backed calls for calm in the wake of the shock discovery of at least 136 wedge-tailed eagle carcasses on a property in east Gippsland.

Local women are facing big disadvantages

Wellington Shire women are disadvantaged by a lack of reproductive health information and access to legal terminations, despite young women in the shire having higher rates of unplanned pregnancies than the state average.

Rail upgrade due for completion in 2022

Upgrades along the Gippsland rail line are expected to be completed by late 2022.

Ice not so nice

A determined Briagolong community didn’t let a little chilly weather get in the way of raising money for an important cause on Sunday.

Man charged with stalking

Bairnsdale Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a series of alleged stalking incidents.

Rail bridge step closer

The advance tender notice process to contruct the replacement Avon River Bridge in Stratford has begun.

Having a ball

St Thomas’ Primary School students got the chance to meet and greet some of their footy idols when Carlton Football Club players visited the school.

Hair-raising crash into Sale salon

Early morning Sale shoppers had a lucky escape when a Holden Captiva mounted the curb and ploughed through the window of a Raymond St hairdressing salon.

Drugged drivers nabbed

Wellington Highway Patrol members intercepted two alleged drug drivers on Monday.

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