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Fatal rollover

A SALE woman has died after the car she was a passenger in rolled down an embankment at Cobbannah on Saturday night. It is understood...

Calls for Commonwealth to fund Maffra-Sale Rd and Fulham-Myrtlebank Rd roundabout

Stefan Bradley The state government, as well as the federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester have called on the Commonwealth to provide funding for a...

Police seize over 170 cannabis plants from Sale property

Exclusive: Police seized cannabis plants from a property in Sale yesterday morning, Monday January 13. Officers executed the search on a Princes Highway property and...

Nesting bird disrupts phone service

A LITTLE birdie made itself at home, but at what cost to the communities of Loch Sport, Woodside and Golden Beach? Reliable Optus service,...

Study shows bird flight pathsthrough offshore wind zone

A WORLD-first study of birds migrating across Bass Strait has shown they travelled directly through zones earmarked for the federal government's two declared offshore...

Fire threat contained

HEAVY rain followed days of hot weather and bushfires across Wellington since Friday. At the time of print yesterday, no fires pose a major...

Apply now for council community grants

Applications are now open for the latest round of Community Assistance Grants (CAGs), offering funding between $2501 and $6000 to eligible not-for-profit community groups...

Local MPs gain roles in opposition reshuffle

GIPPSLAND state MPs Danny O'Brien and Melina Bath have gained new responsibilities in a reshuffle of the shadow cabinet, caused by the elevation of...

Frogs in the Gippsland Lakes caught ‘in the act’

IN great news for frogs in the Gippsland Lakes, researchers recording their first metamorph (young) green and golden bell frog and catching growling grass...

Bird of the month – January 2025: Channel-billed cuckoo

Another recent visitor to towns in East Gippsland is the channel-billed cuckoo, the largest parasitic cuckoo in the world. And like many cuckoos, it...

One year of Hazelwood battery

THE 150 megawatt battery installed by Engie at the old Hazelwood power station site has just had its first birthday - and the company...

Company charged after telehandler incident causes brain injury

WORKSAFE has charged a Wellington irrigation company after a worker was seriously injured when he was struck by a telehandler at a Yarram dairy...

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Protect against mozzies following Loch Sport RRV detection

Two authorities have issued advice to travellers and residents heading to Wellington Shire’s coastal areas after routine mosquito trapping in Loch Sport detected Ross...