Tag: Maffra
New tenant secured for Maffra salad farm
A new tenant has been secured for the Maffra vegetable farm formerly leased by Dicky Bill Australia, which entered voluntary administration late last year.
The...
Administrators reveal Dicky Bill Australia owes in excess of $7m
Administrators have revealed that 165 employees of Dicky Bill Australia are owed more than $1 million, as the company's financial and operational position continues...
Council beat December 2: Place names on agenda
Wellington Shire Council met for its penultimate meeting of the year on Tuesday. The meeting happened to be on the council’s 31st birthday, as...
Council spruik jobs expo for employees affected by Dicky Bill closure
The immediate closure of two major agricultural and timber employers within a fortnight left about 100 people in Wellington Shire without work.
Dicky Bill Australia...
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...
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Parents talk navigating children’s digital lives
Gippsland Grammar will host a free community information session for parents navigating the increasingly complex digital lives of tweens, with respected digital parenting researcher...
