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Pledging to support compensation

Gippsland South MLA Danny O'Brien has signed a pledge to support legislation that will give volunteer firefighters non-discriminatory access to compensation for cancers contracted as a result of their work.

Shire’s three way split

The Victorian Electoral Commission has recommended Wellington Shire be divided into three wards.

Dob in a Dealer initiative reaps results

The local community is taking a stance against illegal drug activity, with Crime Stoppers reporting a 60 per cent increase in reports during Sale's Dob in a Dealer program.

Drink driving charges

A 23-year-old local man had his vehicle impounded and license immediately suspended after he was allegedly caught drink driving early Saturday morning.

Truck and utility collide

Two drivers were lucky to escape injury after a truck ran into the back of a utility vehicle on the Princes Highway at Kilmany.

Fire destroys Sale home

Occupants of a Pearson St, Sale, home escaped without injury on Thursday morning after a fire broke out in a front bedroom.

Lucky escape from multi-vehicle accident

Police say a man was lucky to escape serious injury after he was involved in a multi-vehicle accident in Maffra on Monday morning.

Dutchman arriving in Rosedale Sunday

A Dutchman who has set out on an epic journey which will lead him to his ultimate destination Rosedale is set to arrive this Sunday by train at 12.53pm.

Criminal damage in Maffra

Police from Maffra and Heyfield attended an incident in Morison St, Maffra, on Saturday night in relation to a man acting aggressively.

Logic to be applied to Sale truck bypass plan

A document is being developed to bring more coherence to the planning of the alternate truck route around Sale.

Gate stolen at Cheynes Bridge

Police are seeking information about the theft of a gate from the Cheynes Bridge camping ground.

McCubbin elected mayor

Darren McCubbin has elected unopposed to be Wellington Shire's mayor for the next 12 months.

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