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No bus review answers

The state government has not yet committed to a request for a review of Sale bus services.

Panels damaged on car

Police are investigating after a car was damaged in Maffra on Friday night.

Woodside fire results in highway closure

CFA crews were called to a large grass and scrub fire north of Woodside on Wednesday afternoon.

Carmel comes up trumps on a countback

Stratford resident Carmel Ripper has been catapulted into Keith Mills’ vacant Northern Ward seat following a countback of votes from last year’s election.

School bus is destroyed by fire

Firefighters were called to a school bus fire on the Bruthen-Nowa Nowa Rd on Wednesday afternoon, which involved children from Sale.

Sale man rescued after boat capsizes

A man was rescued near McLoughlins Beach after his boat capsized about a kilometre offshore on Monday.

L-plater fails drug test

An L-plater without a fully licensed driver failed a drug test in Myrtlebank on Monday.

Gippsland says ‘yes’

Wellington Shire’s residents rejoiced after months of campaigning at a ‘yes’ party in Sale on Wednesday night, as the nation-wide survey revealed an overwhelming vote in favour of same-sex marriage.

Native forest, plantation mix needed

The state opposition has supported using plantations to supplement Gippsland’s native forest industry, but opposes any moves to stop native forest harvesting.

Nats launch TAFE relocation petition

Gippsland South MLA Danny O'Brien has launched a petition calling on the state government to fund the relocation of Federation Training's Fulham campus into Sale.

Curbing the shire’s overdose rates

A training session on how to respond administer an opioid reversal medication was held in Sale last week to address the rapidly increasing ambulance attendances for overdoses in the Wellington Shire.

Contract for Cowwarr upgrade

Cowwarr Recreation Reserve will get its long-awaited upgrade, with Wellington Shire Council awarding the contract for the clubrooms redevelopment.

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