When a special benefit becomes a burden
An objection over the meaning of "special benefit" has not stopped Wellington Shire Council from declaring a special charge scheme for a Sale street.
Council flushes port toilet petition hopes
Public access to a toilet at Stockyard Point, Port Albert, could be restored.
Conviction over steroid use
A Sale business proprietor was convicted and fined at Sale Magistrate's Court after pleading guilty to possessing steroids.
Alleged assault in Stratford
Police are looking for witnesses to a roadside assault in Stratford on Labour Day.
Moist conditions dampen High Country fire
Welcome rain fell over the Crooked River-Wonnangatta Fire and the Waterford-McCarthy Spur fire this week, the cooler weather decreasing fire activity.
Winds challenge kayakers
The roughest conditions yet faced the 50 kayakers in this year's Sale to Sea Disability Kayak Challenge.
March on city
Thousands of people and more than 90 log trucks took to the streets of Melbourne on Tuesday, representing those who will be affected by Heyfield's Australian Sustainable Hardwoods' mill closure.
Heyfield’s future buried in process
ASH Green Mill supervisor Anthony Wilkes sat in the public gallery of the Legislative Assembly, among Hazelwood workers also facing unemployment.
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.
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Briag gallery showcases blind artist
THE Briagolong Art Gallery's newest exhibition, by painter Jeff McNeill, will open this Saturday.
McNeil is a totally blind artist who creates works using a...
