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Mixed bag for Gippsland

The state budget includes money for upgrades to Cobains and Seaspray primary schools, and the duplication of the Avon River Bridge.

Transfer station blaze

Thirty Country Fire Authority volunteers battled a 100 metre blaze at Kilmany Transfer Station on Thursday morning.

Kilmany burglary

Police are seeking information involving an aggravated burglary at a Settlement Rd, Kilmany, property a little over a week ago.

Fatal crash on Hyland Highway

Police and emergency services are currently at the scene of a fatal crash near Gormandale.

Council to consider releasing draft airport plan

Wellington Shire Council will consider releasing the draft updated master plan for West Sale Airport.

Cancer survivor urges participation in fun run

In appreciation of the support she received while enduring her own breast cancer battle, mother and charity co-founder Rachel Bye decided she wanted to give something back.

Emmet squaring off for cube titles in France

Eleven-year-old Sale boy Emmet Hobbs, one of only 12 Australians to qualify for the World Rubik’s Cube Championship.

The brave little girl fighting a big battle

When Jenny Bennett met four-year-old Abiagael Rowland, she immediately fell in love with her — an effect the tenacious leukaemia patient seems to have on everyone around her.

Boot attempt falls short

Hundreds flocked to Maffra Recreation Reserve on Sunday to be part of an attempt to beat the gumboot throwing record.

Site is being sought for new drug rehab centre

A new drug rehabilitation centre will be built in Gippsland to tackle the region’s burgeoning ice problem.

Teen is arrested over bomb hoax calls

A youth has been arrested in relation to a series of bomb hoaxes in three states.

Maffra survives MG cut

UPDATED: Murry Goulburn's Maffra factory will remain open after the dairy processor named three other facilities for closure.

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Navigator North wind farm won’t be ready for auction

DEVELOPERS of an $8 billion wind farm off the Gippsland coast remain committed to the project, despite not being ready for the first round...