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Council steps in to clean up highway

The western entry to Sale should be a lot tidier this Christmas now work has begun along the Princes Highway at Wurruk following expressions of community concern.

Massive loads delivered to gas conditioning plant

Oversize equipment transporters have in recent weeks moved a number of massive loads to Esso's Longford Gas plant.

ExxonMobil begins Turrum field drilling

ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Australia is drilling five new wells at the Turrum field in Bass Strait to develop new gas supplies.

Beach drowning

Police will prepare a report for the Coroner following the death of a man at Venus Bay on Sunday afternoon.

Exxon pulls out of on-shore gas

ExxonMobil is reported to have ended the Victoria Natural Gas joint venture it formed with Ignite Energy Resources in mid-2012.

Bull and Northe in shadow cabinet

Gippsland MPs Tim Bull and Russell Northe have both been handed positions in the shadow cabinet.

Church theft

Maffra police are investigating a theft from the Anglican Church in Maffra.

Increase in drugged driver numbers

Wellington Highway Patrol has reported a dramatic increase in drugged drivers during the past two weeks.

Shooters blast Liberals from the upper house

The Shooters and Fishers Party has claimed one of five Legislative Council seats for the Eastern Victoria region.

RAAF base decision still up in the air

An announcement of the future location of the Australian Defence Force's Basic Flight Training School is now expected to be made in the first quarter of next year.

Lightning sparks fire near Loch Sport

A lightning strike is the likely cause of a fire near Loch Sport this week.

Bull locks horns over cattle

The decision to cancel the Wonnangatta Valley grazing trial was short-sighted and did not allow for benefits to be fully considered, according to Gippsland East MLA Tim Bull.

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Grants for Sale Rotary, Maffra gymnastics from GCM

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