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Street CCTV calls

Sale business owners faced with the costly and frustrating clean-up of last week’s vandalism attacks are renewing the push for surveillance cameras in the main streets.

Party Pies

A large crowd of club faithful enjoyed a celebration of 140 years of the Sale Football-Netball Club at the Sale Memorial Hall on Saturday night.

Council expects $27.1m surplus

Wellington Shire Council is likely to record a $27.1 million surplus for the 2016-17 financial year.

Crash likely caused by ‘pilot error’

A fatal light plane crash near Yarram last year was likely caused by pilot error, according to the Australian Transport Safety Board.

Funding to plan for a Traralgon bypass

The state government will provide $1.4 million for planning for a Traralgon bypass.

Vardy name looks set to go on pavilion

The Maffra Recreation Reserve pavilion could soon be named after a stalwart of the town’s football club.

Tortoise death prompts warning to fishers

The death of a wild tortoise which had to be put down after ingesting fishing bait on a hook has prompted a call to fishers not to leave lines out unattended or discard tackle.

Stratford will host other Stratfords

People from Stratford towns around the globe will converge on the small Wellington Shire township next year as part of the Stratford Sister Cities reunion.

Rubbishing our roads

Rubbish piling up along the South Gippsland Highway, particularly between Sale and Longford, will be cleared in the next two weeks, according to VicRoads.

CGH denies claims

Health Minister Jill Hennessy's office will consult Safer Care Victoria in relation to complaints about the workplace culture at Central Gippsland Health.

Council pledges to tackle climate change

Wellington Shire Council has signed up to the state government's TAKE2 pledge to tackle climate change and assist Victoria reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Students plant for National Tree Day

Longford Primary School students were eager to show their green thumbs during a gardening session on Wednesday to celebrate National Tree Day.

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