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A town’s lesson in humanity

On an ordinary corner in Stratford sits the extraordinary Garden for Humanity.

Celebrating 70 years of marriage

Last year it was the Queen and Phil, and this year it’s Sale’s own Brenda and Bill Charnock celebrating the platinum milestone — otherwise known as 70 years of marriage.

Love at first sight

Like the opening of a romance novel, it was “love at first sight” for Bruce Hawkins when he spotted his now-wife Maureen at a St Paul’s youth group in the early 1960s.

Fundraisers hope for the luck of the Irish

The 60th Maffra Mardi Gras will parade down Johnson St on March 17.

Chester urges funding for next stage of duplication

Gippsland MHR Darren Chester is urging his leader, and the man who took his job, to complete highway duplication works.

Mullungdung fire is under control

A small bushfire at the corner Jeffs Rd and Old Sale Rd, Mullungdung State Forest, was declared under control on Monday morning.

Rabbit bait concerns

School staff, parents and local residents are concerned about a rabbit baiting program in one of Sale’s newer residential estates.

A dream realised

There were plenty of smiles as Sale Specialist School welcomed students to its new campus on Wednesday morning.

Heyfield timber loss is Tasmania’s big gain

The former owner of the Australian Sustainable Hardwoods mill in Heyfield has announced the company will be building “Australia’s largest plantation hardwood mill and timber product manufacturing facility” in Burnie, Tasmania.

Initiatives help first home owners get a foot in

Doubled grants help first home owners across Gippsland.

Govt rolls out statistics to support barriers

The state government is emphasising run-off road crash statistics, after criticism from the Nationals over the installation of wire rope and flexible roadside and centre line barriers.

School sneak peek

After waiting more than 25 years for a new school, it’s the attention to detail that truly impresses, walking through the new buildings at Sale Specialist School.

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