Tag: Maffra
Plenty to acknowledge at September 2 council meeting
Wellington Shire Council (WSC) met briefly on Tuesday night, spending most of the 20 minutes on acknowledgements before councillor Geoff Wells announced he was...
Maffra SES alpine training
The Maffra unit of the State Emergency Service (SES) recently conducted its annual alpine training weekend at the Snowy Plains, north of Licola.
This training...
Gymnasts tumbling towards nationals
Four local rising stars of gymnastics will tumble into the Australian Gymnastics Championships on the Gold Coast in two weeks’ time.
Emily Millar, Alyssa McDonnell,...
Cougars win one-goal thriller, Bombers shake up ladder
The round nine North Gippsland netball clash between league leader Sale City and third-ranked Churchill lived up to its billing as ‘game of the...
Recycleman to the rescue
Recycelman swept into Nurture One kindergartens in Maffra and Sale last week, his cape of blue and green fluttering behind him and a recycling-symbol...
A rundown of council’s draft budget 2025/26
Wellington Shire Council’s draft budget for the next financial year outlines the cost of rolling out green bins, determining which municipal roads will get...
The whey forward: Innovation in the spirit industry comes to Maffra
OVER the past decade, spirits made from whey – a byproduct of cheese-making – have steadily gained attention on retail shelves and award circuits.
They...
Looming danger on Maffra road
LOCALS have raised traffic safety concerns on Sandy Creek Road, Maffra, citing its growing use as a heavy vehicle detour.
The stretch of road between...
Jim Fairchild talks second book on local stories – ‘Fewer Curlies – More Characters’
Stefan Bradley
WHAT’S important to a local community? You can say services or infrastructure – but what makes us unique is character. Not just the...
Ruffled feathers on the courts
Zaida Glibanovic
MAFFRA and Sale suffered defeat in Round 2 of Gippsland League netball.
Drouin thumped the Eagles 65-17 at home.
Maffra's young juniors were no match...
Celebrating a Special Birthday
KATHLEEN Mary Amey sure was popular on her 102nd birthday.
Kath received a visit from the Briagolong Bush Band, Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester,...
Maffra takes home two senior premierships in SMCA
Liam Durkin
MAFFRA took home two senior premierships in the Sale-Maffra Cricket Association this season.
The Eagles completed strong seasons in the seconds and fourths, winning...
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Traralgon wins all three: Latrobe Valley Baseball Association
IN a dramatic conclusion to the senior Latrobe Valley Baseball Association season, the Traralgon Redsox emerged victorious to take the premierships in all three...
