Solar panels to cut hospital power bills
Sale, Maffra and Yarram hospitals and the Stretton Park aged care facility in Maffra could collectively save more than $200,000 in power bills annually.
Crime drops by nearly a quarter
Crime rates have declined in Gippsland — in Wellington Shire, the offence rates per 100,000 population has declined by more than 23 per cent between March 2017 and March 2018.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Early start to fire season with blaze in Seacombe
Victoria's fire season has started early in Gippsland, as the Country Fire Authority (CFA), around 1.30pm Sunday afternoon, responded to a bushfire in Seacombe,...
