Water boarding — govt acts
The boards of water corporations across the state including Gippsland Water and Southern Rural Water will receive a massive clean out from September.
Jobs on the line
A former Workways chairman has cited the refusal of the board to diversify the not-for-profit group's business model as the reason behind its loss of its Jobactive services contracts.
Easter motorists are mostly well behaved
Wellington Highway Patrol units were generally pleased with the behaviour of motorists in the Wellington police service area during the Easter long weekend.
Next step in duplication
Duplication of the Princes Highway between Sale and Traralgon is a step closer with the beginning of works between Sale-Heyfield Rd, Fulham, and Reid Drive in Wurruk.
Former police site reviewed
Wellington Shire Council is working with the state government to find a use for the former Sale police station site.
Briagolong man charged
A 51-year-old Briagolong man will face court after a series of incidents in Dargo in the early hours of Sunday.
Latrobe Valley sexual assault
Central Gippsland Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives are appealing for public assistance following the sexual assault of a teenage girl in Latrobe Valley late last year.
Coongulla blaze
UPDATED: A fire which erupted at a Coongulla property in Tamboritha Terrace on Saturday reportedly destroyed a caravan, shed and a vehicle.
Irrigator pleads guilty to meter tampering
A MACALISTER district irrigator appeared before the Sale Magistrates Court last Wednesday charged with taking and using water without authorisation, and tampering with authority property.
Railway line upgrade underway
Work to replace the Latrobe River rail bridge is in full swing.
Roo used as a dart board
In a disgusting act of animal cruelty, a female kangaroo has been found by wildlife rescuers with a playing dart lodged in its back.
$50 million for TAFEs
New training courses will give unemployed Gippslanders the skills they need for the jobs they want, under a $50 million plan unveiled by the state government.