Review of exclusion zones recommended
                    Logging exclusion zones around Leadbeater's Possum sites should be reconsidered, according to the latest review by the Department of Environment, Land Water and Planning.                
            Changes recommended following sewage spill
                    An internal Environment Protection Authority review of a sewage leak on a Gippsland farm has recommended changes to EPA procedures after identifying flaws in the way the assessment of the spill was handled.                
            Rally in Sale on Friday
                    The protest outside of the Longford Gas Plants is continuing, with a rally planned for Friday through the streets of Sale.                
            Wellington’s newest Aussie citizens
                    The latest residents of Wellington Shire to take Australian citizenship were sworn in by Wellington Shire mayor Carolyn Crossley at a citizenship ceremony on Tuesday.                
            Students take on Youth Parliament
                    Local students presented a bill into Youth Parliament last week outlining a proposed recycling scheme for Victoria.                
            Strengthening communities
                    Neighbourhood Houses Victoria executive officer Bridget Gardner visited the Heyfield Community Resource Centre recently for a meeting of the East Gippsland Network of Neighbourhood Houses.                
            Deer crash near Sale
                    Without warning, in the bright light of the morning, the large sambar deer, complete with antlers, slammed into the left front side of Ken Brown's HiLux twin cab as he travelled over the bridge at Longford.                
            $6m Maffra project
                    Stretton Park Hostel in Maffra will engage an architect to prepare detailed plans and tender documents for the $6 million Stretton Park redevelopment project.                
            Driver flees after crash
                    Police are seeking witnesses to a two car collision in Sale on Friday, where the offending driver fled the scene.                
            Maffra club hosts ice forum
                    Maffra Football-Netball Club players, parents and officials heard confronting stories from a former ice addict and about the efforts of police to combat problems arising from ice use at a forum last week.                
            Bridge back in the swing
                    The iconic, heritage-listed Swing Bridge in Longford is working once again, following a $160,000 repair project.                
            $7.5m for waste to energy project
                    An innovative project to convert household waste into energy at the Australian Paper Mill in the Latrobe Valley has received backing from the Australian and Victorian governments.                
            
                




