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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.

Youth justice centre at Fulham?

Gippsland South MLA Danny O'Brien has called on the state government to consider locating a new youth justice facility next to the existing Fulham Correctional Centre near Sale.

Save our town

Students from Heyfield's two primary schools turned out to the Victorian Timber Workers' Memorial in Lions Club Park Reserve morning to show their support for a crowd funding campaign.

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.

AFL stars back Heyfield mill

AFL premiership players Leigh Brown and David Wojcinski have thrown their support behind the fight to save Australian Sustainable Hardwoods in Heyfield.

MG to cut costs

Potential Murray Goulburn plant closures across the state have caused Gippsland MPs to seek an urgent meeting with MG's new chief executive Ari Mervis.

Not guilty plea on hit-run

The accused in an alleged hit-and-run last year pleaded not guilty at a contested committal hearing at the Sale Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

CGHS plans to re-brand

Central Gippsland Health Services plans to re-brand, at an estimated cost of $20,000.

Man found guilty over chop-chop

A local man in his 60s found guilty of the sale of illicit tobacco and other products, has been fined $2000, plus $2183 in costs.

Childhood dream realised

Outgoing Roulette recalls his time in the team.

Port’s tourist precinct without a loo

The closure of public toilets at the Port Albert wharf precinct has prompted locals to submit a petition, pushing for the convenience to return.

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