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Muir disputes voting reform

Senator Ricky Muir has been singled out by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as a factor behind the need to reform Senate voting.

Strikers facing fines

Fifty-two employees working on the new Gas Conditioning Plant in Longford are facing Federal Court action for allegedly engaging in unlawful industrial action.

Driver dies in Lindenow South crash

A woman has died after the car she was driving hit a tree at Lindenow South on Monday.

Fears over ABC rural coverage

Local communities are at risk if the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reduces its focus on rural areas, according to Wellington Shire Council.

Vaccination shortfall

Statistics from the National Health Performance Authority show Wellington Shire's immunisation rates are below the Victorian average.

Sale man drowns at Marlo

A 75-year-old man from Sale died while fishing near Marlo on Monday.

Shellfish are safe to eat

The Health and Human Services Department has cancelled the precautionary advice not to eat mussels, oysters and pipis collected from the Gippsland Lakes because of an algal bloom.

People’s Choice Awards finalists announced

The finalists for the 2016 Wellington People's Choice Awards have been announced.

Man holds police at bay

A 28-year-old man was hospitalised after a five-hour long siege in Traralgon on Thursday night.

Opening with a flourish

The Gippsland Art Gallery in Sale was packed with proud parents and friends on Friday night for the opening of Flourish.

B-double reported tailgating

Rosedale police are seeking witnesses after a B-double truck was reportedly tailgating cars and driving erratically on the Princes Highway.

Council is urged to take major action on mynas

Wellington Shire Council has been urged to implement a strategy to trap Indian myna birds.

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