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Conviction over steroid use

A Sale business proprietor was convicted and fined at Sale Magistrate's Court after pleading guilty to possessing steroids.

Statistics point to increased crime

Crime statistics released last week indicate a 7.8 per cent increase in recorded offences across the Wellington Shire in 2016, which local police are attributing to assaults, burglaries and theft from motor vehicles.

Councillors meet Nationals leader

Victorian Nationals leader Peter Walsh MLA was in Gippsland last week, meeting with community leaders and discussing regional development.

Magnificent Mardi Gras

Hundreds lined Johnson St for the Maffra Mardi Gras on Saturday evening.

Mother and child memorial

A memorial has been unveiled in Sale, commemorating the National and Victorian Parliamentary Apologies to mothers, who, due to 'forced adoption' practices, were separated from their babies at birth, causing a lifelong legacy of pain and suffering.

Timber offer an insult

ASH chief executive said the proposed supply offer received from government on Tuesday was only for three years, and provided no tenure for the mill's long-term future.

ASH crisis – opinion

The ASH workers did not deserve the past eight weeks of anxiety.

Gutted

The state government has rejected a counteroffer from Australian Sustainable Hardwoods management to keep the mill viable in the short-term.

Our jobs matter

ASH workers’ delegation puts faces to jobs at State Parliament.

Maffra water supply limited

Specialist divers have begun the painstaking task of blocking pipes and inspecting the liner for cracks to find the source of a leak in a tank at the Maffra Water Treatment Plant.

Historic sexual assault charges to be heard

A former St Patrick's College, Sale, Marist brother has appeared before court charged with sexual offences which allegedly occurred in Gippsland more than 40 years ago.

Port of Sale progress

Works are progressing at the $14.53 million Port of Sale Cultural Hub and Precinct project.

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