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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.

Increase in drug reports

Crime Stopper's Dob in a Dealer campaign has led to a 500 per cent increase in the number of drug-related information reports received by Crime Stoppers in the Wellington police service area alone.

Carrying the rural schools’ torch

Airly Primary School's champions got into the Olympic spirit on a sunny Friday afternoon, by carrying their torch to Cobains Primary School.

Gippsland trains derailed

UPDATED: Gippsland rail users will face a second rate train service future if Infrastructure Victoria's Regional Citizen Jury recommendations are adopted by the government.

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.

Dairy will rebound

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

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.

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.

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