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Parliamentary inquiry into unconventional gas gets underway

State parliament's Environment and Planning Committee will inquire into the exploration, extraction, production and rehabilitation of gas fields for onshore unconventional gas.

Health Minister will visit Maffra hospital

State Health Minister Jill Hennessy will schedule a visit to Maffra Hospital, but a date has not been set.

Red-letter day for Maffra school

A new partnership between Maffra Secondary College, Australia Post and Schools Connect Australia will help local students learn first-hand employment and leadership skills.

Shire health on track

Proposed residential development in Sale and changes to planning zones in Rosedale will soon be assessed by Wellington Shire Council.

Car theft in Sale

Police have appealed for public assistance following a car theft in Sale on Monday.

Debate raging over fuel reduction target

One of the Bushfire Royal Commission's central recommendations, an annual five per cent fuel reduction target, looks set to be discarded.

School used to funnel money to relatives

Sale College was used as a mid-point for allegedly corrupt Education Department official to distribute more than $26,000 money to family members, a corruption inquiry has heard.

Two convicted over falsifying records

Directors of a company which underpaid Wellington Shire Council have each been sentenced to 18-month community corrections orders after being convicted of falsifying records.

Worker detained

An Immigration Department roadblock at Longford last week has resulted in a male immigrant being detained and revealed transport buses were operating without appropriate licenses.

Electrical items taken

ROSEDALE police are appealing for information about an alleged burglary at Gibson's Groundspread, Rosedale.

Esso says it’s delivering on jobs for Gippsland

Esso Australia's recent major projects have generated about 2000 Gippsland jobs, a conference has been told.

Jewellery stolen in Sale smash and grab

Police are seeking information about a smash and grab at a Sale jewellery store in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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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...