Racing spirit captured in these pages
Gippsland Times reporter and editor of sister publication Latrobe Valley Express, Liam Durkin recently received the Jack Styring Country Racing Victoria Media Award.
The award...
Sunday start for rep cricket season
The Gippsland Cricket League season begins this Sunday.
The only match on the day will be in the under 18s competition, with Sale-Maffra taking on...
Local cricket – 75 seasons back
The third season of the Sale-Maffra Cricket Association, 1952-53, began with the election of a new secretary/treasurer, John Findlay (Jnr).
Clive Grant, the elected secretary/treasurer...
Gippy Champs in Sale this weekend
The East Gippsland Hockey Association (EGHA) will host the Gippsland Championships this weekend in Sale.
At the Gippsland Regional Sports Complex, teams in under 12s,...
Goannas season opener abandoned
The first weekend of the new cricket season saw the Gippsland Goannas over 70s team preparing for a clash with Essendon.
The weather made sure...
Eagles open season with derby win
The 2026 Country Basketball League season began with the Maffra Eagles' men's side out-playing the Sale Sonics on Saturday afternoon.
The Eagles won the local...
Sale-Maffra cricket’s proud history
The Sale-Maffra Cricket Association (SMCA) came into existence in 1950 with the merger of the Sale and Maffra associations.
For many decades prior to this,...
Lions claim hat-trick with late surge
Josh Dunkley is now a four-time AFL premiership winner.
After growing up in Yarram and winning a Gippsland League senior grand final with Sale as...
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Lange to lead Bairnsdale
Shannen Lange will return to the Gippsland League next season, but will do so wearing the blue and red of Bairnsdale.
Having...
Local cricket – 100 seasons ago
The Sale and District Cricket Association lost three teams from its ranks between seasons 1926-27 and 1927-28.
Longford, Stradbroke and Darriman clubs, which had all...
AFL Futures Match moved
Melbourne's fickle weather robbed Leo Stephenson of the chance to play on the MCG ahead of the AFL Grand Final on Saturday.
The AFL Futures...
Local netball pioneers celebrated as SNA turns 60
Sale Netball Association (SNA) recently celebrated a significant milestone, marking its 60th anniversary with an afternoon tea followed by a celebratory dinner.
Past and present...
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Council supports regional police academy
Sale could host Victoria’s second Regional Police Academy to train and retain recruits in Gippsland, with Wellington Shire Council pitching the former TAFE centre...
