Both sides of forestry
When wildlife conservation expert Tim McBride started work with VicForests, he was struck by the similarity between the logging-conservation debate here and in his native America.
Love is still strong after 67 years of marriage
June and Tony Bannon have been together since they were teenagers.
School zones targeted
With children back at school after summer holidays, motorists have been reminded to take care and drive mindfully in school zones.
Minister’s mill meeting
EXCLUSIVE: Australian Sustainable Hardwoods management and more than 200 mill workers were none the wiser about their futures after a visit to Heyfield by Agriculture and Regional Development Minister Jaala Pulford last week.
Girl power youth council leadership team
Alex Nair has been selected as the new youth mayor at Wellington Shire's Youth Council's first meeting for the year.
Computing service opportunities
Faced with impending job losses in the Latrobe Valley, and the continuing threat to hundreds of jobs at Heyfield and Maffra, the Victorian government is trying to attract skilled jobs and investment to Sale.
Erratic freeway driving
Police have appealed to the public for assistance following an incident on the Princes Freeway which stretched from Morwell to Berwick on Saturday afternoon.
P1 driver hits high speed
A P1 driver has had his vehicle impounded on Saturday morning after being caught travelling at more than 70kph over the speed limit in Traralgon.
Vandals trash caravans in Glenmaggie park
A senseless act of vandalism has rocked caravan owners at Lake Glenmaggie, after as many as 16 caravans in Park 2 were broken into last week and trashed.
Minister visits Heyfield mill
Australian Sustainable Hardwoods management and more than 200 mill workers were none the wiser about their futures after a visit to Heyfield by Agriculture and Regional Development Minister Jaala Pulford on Thursday.
Calls repeated for Great Forest National Park
Calls on the state government to create the Great Forest National Park, stretching from Toolangi in the north west to Erica and Rawson in the south east have been repeated by the Wilderness Society this week.
Prison sentence for fatal head-on
A former Bairnsdale man has been sentenced to two and a half years gaol for a crash which killed Sale policewoman Kate McLeod.
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