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A 93-year-old denied ambulance

The family of a 93-year-old Sale woman is upset she was denied an ambulance after she fell onto concrete.

Resident says charge scheme is unfair

A resident objecting to a special charge scheme believes Wellington Shire Council should cover the cost of reconstructing a Sale street.

Rail overpass, underpass options are considered

VicRoads held a community information session in Kilmany on Wednesday, showing off plans for the final stages of the Princes Highway duplication.

From Tassie to Scotland to fight brain cancer

Ray Longmuir wouldn’t let a little thing like flat-lining four times stop him from the extraordinary.

Man decked by fumes taken to hospital

A Sale man was taken to hospital on Sunday morning after he was overcome by hazardous fumes while cleaning his deck about 11.20am.

Garages destroyed in Sale blaze

Two garages were destroyed and a house was severely damaged after a fire broke out in a garage in Patten St, Sale, about 9.45pm on Friday.

Fed Training future locally still unclear

The state government cannot confirm how its recently allocated $6.5 million in funding for Federation Training in Gippsland will be spent in Wellington Shire.

Kangaroo road safe trial is hailed a glowing success

A road safety experiment resulting in greater kangaroo visibility in Wellington Shire's coastal areas has been hailed a glowing success.

Contractors offered jobs back at much lower pay

A change in contractors for Esso’s Longford operations has led to fears of up to 150 job losses and “slashed” wages.

Yarram goes offline

Hundreds of Yarram Optus customers were left without reception for six days after an outage derailed the system last Friday, with some businesses facing thousands of dollars in lost sales and online marketing.

Works planned at Loch Sport, for sure

Loch Sport's long-standing erosion issues will soon be fixed, with the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning intending to engage a contractor to undertake foreshore protection works.

Yarram services look healthier

Yarram and District Health Service hopes for some success recruiting GPs to the region, in the wake of the news of a new $4 million health care centre for Yarram.

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