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80 years of Maffra CWA

Maffra's Country Women's Association branch is still going strong after 80 years, and celebrated its birthday with a huge luncheon on Wednesday.

House gutted

A Longford house burnt to the ground at the weekend, with firefighters' attempts to save the building proving fruitless.

Arrest over stolen generator

A man was arrested on Saturday morning after a stolen generator was found at a Briagolong property .

Heyfield secures its museum

Heyfield and District Historical Society officially announced the purchase of the former Heyfield Post Office on Saturday, giving the society’s collection a permanent home.

Regional partnership committee

The eight inaugural community members of the state government’s Gippsland Regional Partnership have been announced.

Dumpers ruin site for other campers

A campsite north of Briagolong has been ruined by irresponsible campers leaving their rubbish behind for others to clean up.

Two treated for knife wounds in Sale

Police are investigating after two men were allegedly slashed by a knife during an incident early Sunday morning.

Dairy will rebound

The dairy industry's fortunes will improve, Dairy Australia's managing director, Ian Halliday, said, despite the market's current volatility.

Hopes locals will work on hub

Wellington Shire Council is hopeful local contractors will be used to build the Port of Sale Cultural Hub.

Police seek public help

Police suspect a burnt out white Ford Courier extra cab utility found on the outskirts of Sale during the early hours of Thursday last week was used in the ram raid on a Sale United service station.

No regrets: Muir

Ricky Muir has no regret in giving the federal Coalition government a trigger to call a double dissolution election, which cut short his time in the Senate.

Spate of burglaries

Sale police are investigating a spate of overnight burglaries in the local area in the past week.

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