Students take on Youth Parliament
Local students presented a bill into Youth Parliament last week outlining a proposed recycling scheme for Victoria.
Strengthening communities
Neighbourhood Houses Victoria executive officer Bridget Gardner visited the Heyfield Community Resource Centre recently for a meeting of the East Gippsland Network of Neighbourhood Houses.
Deer crash near Sale
Without warning, in the bright light of the morning, the large sambar deer, complete with antlers, slammed into the left front side of Ken Brown's HiLux twin cab as he travelled over the bridge at Longford.
$6m Maffra project
Stretton Park Hostel in Maffra will engage an architect to prepare detailed plans and tender documents for the $6 million Stretton Park redevelopment project.
Driver flees after crash
Police are seeking witnesses to a two car collision in Sale on Friday, where the offending driver fled the scene.
Maffra club hosts ice forum
Maffra Football-Netball Club players, parents and officials heard confronting stories from a former ice addict and about the efforts of police to combat problems arising from ice use at a forum last week.
Bridge back in the swing
The iconic, heritage-listed Swing Bridge in Longford is working once again, following a $160,000 repair project.
$7.5m for waste to energy project
An innovative project to convert household waste into energy at the Australian Paper Mill in the Latrobe Valley has received backing from the Australian and Victorian governments.
Government mill partnership
EXCLUSIVE: The state government has confirmed it has bought the Australian Sustainable Hardwoods Heyfield facility, but for the first time has revealed the sale is in partnership with four existing managers at the mill.
Celebrating indigenous culture
NAIDOC Week celebrations have been underway across Gippsland this week.
Mixed reaction to mill news
After six months of uncertainty, the announcement that the Australian Sustainable Hardwoods mill would be saved after all has prompted mixed reactions from the community.
Port of Sale re-branding
The Port of Sale precinct has a new logo.





