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Meet the new top cop in Wellington

Inspector Scott Brennan has taken the helm of Wellington Police Service Area, based in Sale, as the new Local Area Commander.

Environmental assessment for Fingerboards proposal begins

The environmental assessment process for the proposed Fingerboards Mineral Sands project at Glenaladale has begun, following the decision by the state Planning Minister to require an Environment Effects Statement.

60 years of Saturday dances

The Sale Memorial Hall has run Saturday night dancing for 60 years, and on April 22, a special anniversary dance will be held.

Heritage overlay to go to an independent panel

A proposal to place a heritage overlay on a Yarram landmark will be decided by an independent panel of planning experts.

Erratic driver intercepted

Wellington Highway Patrol officers have charged a man following an intercept in Fulham on Friday night.

Drug overdose deaths are below regional average

A report from the state coroner's office has noted 20 drug overdose deaths in Wellington between 2009 and 2016.

Teen ‘stalkers’ are slammed by police

Police have slammed behaviour by "bored teenagers" as stupid, after intercepting them for stalking a car on the South Gippsland Highway last week.

Teenage girls charged

Two teenage girls have been arrested and charged in relation to a series of thefts from cars and burglaries from sheds.

Firefighters injured

Four volunteer Country Fire Authority firefighters were hospitalised last week, after sustaining injuries in the line of duty in Sale on Friday.

Fire fighters injured dealing with Sale blaze

Four volunteer fire fighters were injured while attending a fire in Sale on Friday morning.

How Youth Insearch turned a life around

For Sale teenager Caitlin Webster, school and home have not always been the easiest places to be.

Service for at-risk youth faces funding shortfall

A non-profit organisation in Sale that has provided support for thousands of at-risk Gippsland youth is facing an uncertain future as a result of a federal government funding reshuffle that has left it in limbo.

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