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‘Under the Storm’ wins art prize

The John Leslie Art Prize opening was a gala event on Friday night, with Melbourne artist Amelda Read-Forsythe announced winner.

In court for illegal clearing

A Gormandale landowner pleaded guilty in Sale Magistrate's Court last Wednesday to the illegal clearing of almost two hectares of state forest.

More protection for migratory fish

Migratory fish in the Gippsland Lakes will have more protection at river mouths when exclusion areas for commercial netting are expanded by 50 per cent under new arrangements to be introduced next year by the state government.

Drugs, weapons, stolen goods

A 29-year-old Sale man will face court in February after police allegedly discovered drugs, stolen goods and weapons.

Spring is here

Spring has arrived, with wattles' brilliant blooms heralding the season of swooping, sneezing, lawn mowing and rampant plant growth.

Blaze razes Yarram home

A woman dragged her mother from their burning home on James St in Yarram Tuesday morning, as CFA crews rushed to the scene.

Industry in the classroom

Maffra Secondary College played host to a Broadening Horizons workshop last week, bringing 11 Gippsland secondary schools and their industry partners together to work with students.

Woman allegedly assaulted

A 35-year-old Morwell man has been charged with assaulting a woman following an alleged incident on Saturday at the Quarry Reserve Camp Ground.

Corrections order for ice-fuelled crash

A woman who crashed her car with her son as a passenger while on ice has been sentenced to a two-year community corrections order.

Cyclist hit run accused remanded in custody

The man who allegedly hit two cyclists with his car and failed to stop will face the Sale Magistrate's Court in February.

Attempted carjacking in Traralgon

Latrobe Criminal Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an attempted armed robbery committed on a young driver in Traralgon on Saturday.

Permanent fracking ban

The state government has announced a permanent ban on the exploration and development of all onshore unconventional gas in Victoria, including hydraulic fracturing and coal seam gas.

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