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Three big hours

Sale Business and Tourism Association's three hour sale on Saturday has been applauded for creating a great sense of enjoyment and fun, along with offering a great range of bargains.

Yarram could lose its urgent care service

Yarram and District Health Service has postponed a decision on whether to discontinue urgent care services at its hospital in Yarram.

Roadworks step up as weather improves

Motorists will notice an increase in roadworks as maintenance and improvement projects are stepped up during spring and summer.

Motor Neurone Disease ride

The second annual Cox's Bridge to Cox's Place bike ride was held on Saturday, in honour of Bruce "The Doc" Cox.

Top food and wine festival

Heyfield Food and Wine Festival took place on Sunday, and was hailed a successful celebration of local produce and community.

CCHS: maternity services not downgraded

Central Gippsland Health Service has responded swiftly to an incorrect report in last Friday's Herald Sun newspaper which said that its maternity services in Sale had been downgraded.

Drive to battle disease

Cricket and AFL personalities joined local identities in Sale on Friday in the fight against Motor Neurone Disease.

Prison sentence for threatening behaviour

A Sale man has been convicted and sentenced to six months in prison for his part in an altercation at a Sale Chinese restaurant on Christmas Eve last year.

Muddy kinder fun

Children at Glassford Street Kindergarten in Maffra are enjoying new play equipment, hand-made by a local grandfather.

Toxic chemicals found at East Sale

Small amounts of potentially toxic fire fighting chemicals have been detected around RAAF Base East Sale.

Spider causes crash

Police are investigating a two vehicle collision on the Princes Highway at Montgomery on Wednesday morning, allegedly caused by a huntsman spider.

Dog gone

Legislation to end industrial scale breeding of cats and dogs in Victoria will lead to the “proliferation of backyard breeders” and the loss of local jobs, according to the owner of a Stradbroke breeder.

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