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Puppy farms ban review undertaking

A Stradbroke dog breeding business has called on the state government to adopt the recommendations of the state parliamentary committee into proposed changes to domestic animal breeding laws.

Council to retain fortnightly meetings

Wellington Shire Council meetings will next year continue to be held twice a month.

Car crashes into irrigation channel

One woman in her 60s was taken to Sale hospital in a serious condition, and a man was treated for shock after a crash on the Sale-Maffra Rd.

High Country airlifts

Paramedics winched two men from remote country after separate biking accidents late Sunday.

Anxious wait is over

For those that didn't receive their VCE results early this year, the anxious wait is finally over.

Drugs, firearms seized at Carrajung Lower

More than 60 cannabis plants, a substantial quantity of cash and prescription medication, and 16 illegal firearms were seized from two adjoining properties in Carrajung Lower.

Hockey a hit for everyone

Wellington Hockey Club once again held an all-abilities day, featuring an all-in game with almost 100 participants.

Theatre works underway

Yarram's historic Regent Theatre is undergoing renovations and upgrades, with recent works including the removal of asbestos and the replacement of some ceilings and walls.

A-mazing art

Students from Sale's St Thomas' Primary School, as part of the Bug Blitz program, have made some artworks that are now on display in the children's maze at Lake Guyatt.

Gas strike averted

Industrial action by gas workers employed by Esso, which would have shut down gas supplies to millions of homes and businesses, will not go ahead, as the result of a Fair Work Commission decision on Wednesday afternoon.

RAAF members receive White Ribbon message

The Wellington policing area has significantly higher levels of reported domestic violence than the rest of the state, military personnel heard at a gathering in Sale on Monday.

Fulham prison visitors nabbed

Fulham Correctional Centre was the subject of multi-agency operation over the weekend.

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