Tag: opposition
Councillor labels fourth bin for glass a ‘burden’
Wellington Shire Council is pushing back against the state government's plan to mandate a fourth kerbside bin for glass, citing financial and logistical burdens.
The...
Council’s 2025/26 budget adopted, but not without opposition
Wellington Shire councillors voted to adopt the council’s final 2025-26 budget on Tuesday night (June 17), following several amendments since the draft was tabled...
O’Brien out on the road in Wellington
ROADS, power supply, tax, firewood collection and health issues were on the agenda as Member for Gippsland South, Danny O'Brien took his office on...
Nats at Ronald McDonald House
Zaida Glibanovic
REGIONAL families staying at Ronald McDonald House (RMH) in Fitzroy had some recent unusual visitors - Nationals Members of Parliament from Gippsland who...
Duck hunting debate comes to Sale
Tom Parry
POLITICIANS descended on Sale last Monday, June 26 to gauge local insights into duck hunting.
Members of state parliament’s Legislative Council visited the region...
Crime rate below state average in Wellington
Tom Parry
LEVELS of criminal activity in the Wellington Shire remain below the state average, according to the latest data from the Crime Statistics Agency.
The...
Mayors in Parliament
Stefan Bradley and Tom Parry
COUNCILS affected by the shutdown of native timber harvesting have taken their fight to Canberra.
Representatives from Wellington Shire, Latrobe City...
Minister says ‘no’ to train buffet and bag-checking
CAFÉ services and baggage checks won't be returning to Gippsland V/Line trains any time soon.
Following a request to have buffet car facilities on the...
Bull, Bye slam One Gippsland
Tom Parry and Stefan Bradley
ONE Gippsland is on the defensive following a scathing assessment from the Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull.
In a statement...
Heath blasts State Budget
Stefan Bradley
LIBERAL MP Renee Heath, who represents the Eastern Victoria region, has blasted this week's State Budget, saying the Labor MPs should front up...
Crime continues to rise: O’Brien
CRIME is on the rise in the Wellington Shire, according to the latest crime statistics recently released.
Member for Gippsland South, Danny O'Brien said he...
By Gee, Chester’s a frontbencher again!
FEDERAL MP Darren Chester has returned to the Coalition's frontbench for the first time since 2021.
The Member for Gippsland has been appointed as Shadow...
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Boyd brings inspiring story to Sale
The Gippsland Grammar Foundation is inviting fathers and father figures to a morning of connection, inspiration and a hot breakfast - all while hearing...
