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Call for speed limit to be lowered in Stratty

VicRoads will investigate lowering the speed limit through Stratford amid fears the busy thoroughfare is becoming a death trap.

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.

Locals snap up gold and silver places

Gippsland photographers have scooped the pool at the recent state photography awards, run by the Australian Institute of Professional Photographers, taking out gold and silver across several categories.

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.

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.

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.

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