Councils keeping rate rises within cap
The Essential Services Commission last week released its annual Council Rate Cap Compliance Report, showing each of Victoria's 79 local councils kept their rate...
Milestone for PC-21 fleet
The Royal Australian Air Force’s PC-21 trainer aircraft fleet recently surpassed 100,000 flight hours for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Pilot Training System.
The achievement...
Gippsland home prices down 1pc
Home prices in the Gippsland region have declined nearly one per cent over the past few months, with regional Victoria as a whole seeing...
Longford’s new CO2 production facility ready to go
Longford is home to gas company BOC’s brand new large carbon dioxide (CO2) production facility, which is set to produce more than 60,000 tonnes...
Local’s draining experience in Heyfield
David Braithwaite
WATER flows into the front and back yards of Steph Newborn’s Heyfield home – something she attributes to drainage issues.
Ms Newborn is asking...
Woolworths strike ends
Fresh product will soon reach regular levels at Woolworths Sale, Maffra, Yarram and across Australia, after United Workers Union workers at the supermarket giant's...
Raymond St stores disappearing as owners struggle to find buyers
Raymond St business owners say that decades-old stores could disappear by year's end.
The main street of Sale currently has at least nine empty storefronts,...
Red meat conference returns
After a highly successful Gippsland Red Meat Conference at Sale in 2023, organisers say they have listened to feedback, moving the date to late...
Resilience project to pilot in Dargo
Satellite analytics company WEO has been announced as the inaugural global winner of the QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge Humanitarian Track 2024.
WEO’s platform is transforming...
Police Beat: December 4 2024
Appeal for witnesses
AN incident has occurred in the vicinity of the pump track on Dawson St, Sale, on Sunday, November 10, about 7pm.
A group...
Big year for Maffra District Hospital Auxiliary
The Maffra District Hospital Auxiliary is proud to announce a highly rewarding year of achievements and community support.
Over the past 12 months, the auxiliary...
Passengers forced to wait for coach after train leaves
A LOCAL woman has been critical of a V/Line train-replacement coach service and running of a connecting train back to the Gippsland.
Sandra Houghton described...
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Maffra Band Spring Concert at Maffra Memorial Hall
Spring into spring with Maffra Municipal Band’s gala concert on Sunday, August 31, from 2pm to 4.30pm at the Maffra Memorial Hall.
Tickets are $10,...
