Chester’s expenses higher than Bishop’s
Gippsland MHR Darren Chester spent almost $530,000 on expenses between June and December last year — the fifth most of any politician in Canberra — but with good reason.
Nod for broiler farm
Wellington Shire Council's planning department has approved the development of two free range chicken broiler farms near Toongabbie.
Asbestos dust found and staff notified
An asbestos audit which detected asbestos dust in a computer server room leased to Sale Specialist School has prompted professional removal and notification to staff of the incident.
Parking review
Australia Post says it will review parking at its York St, Sale, site following concerns regarding safety and access in and out of the car park.
Human remains found
Police are investigating after part of a skull, believed to be human remains, was found in Forge Creek, near Bairnsdale, on Saturday.
Police are about
Police are reminding residents in local towns where there are non 24-hour police stations, that help is often still close at hand, even if their station appears locked and there are no police vehicles in driveways.
We need $200m to finish duplication
With more than $200 million needed to complete the Princes Highway duplication between Sale and Traralgon, Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss has been invited to inspect progress on the project.
Bishop’s flying visit
Amid controversy surrounding her use of travel entitlments, Bronwyn Bishop visited Sale only days before resigning as speaker.
Girls are encouraged to look at engineering opportunities
Sale College technology students are being mentored by their peers from University of Melbourne in an attempt to open their eyes to potential career opportunities.
Hospital funds increase
Central Gippsland Health Service will receive a boost of $926,000 in the 2015-16 budget allocations for Victorian hospitals, taking its annual budget allocation to $57.9 million.
School burgled
Boisdale Consolidated School was burgled in the early hours of Wednesday, July 22, thieves making off with cash.
Esso locks out its own workers
Esso upped the ante in its protracted industrial negotiations with its workers on Tuesday, locking out its maintenance staff without pay for two hours a day, escalating the dispute over wages, manning levels and working conditions.
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Next two Gippsland Times issues a day early
The Gippsland Times will be published a day earlier the next two weeks.
Issues will hit the newsstands on Tuesday, December 23, and Tuesday, December...
