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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...
Sale College campus consolidation a step closer
THE amalgamation of Sale College has moved a step closer, with Wellington Shire Council agreeing to sell about eight hectares of land to the...
Wellington Toy Library to continue legacy in new location
THE Wellington Toy Library reopened over the weekend after a two-month closure, now situated in its new location above the Sale Cinema.
Before vacating its...
Locals are urging people to pick up after themselves in Gippsland’s coastal towns
RESIDENTS from three of Gippsland's coastal towns have formed a clean-up community after seeing litter invade their paradise.
Golden Beach, Paradise Beach, and Seaspray residents...
The local charity making life better for foster kids commemorates 10 years
TEN years ago, Heather Baird started a charity out of her kitchen.
Its purpose is in its name – A Better Life for Foster Kids...
Wellington’s ward boundaries updated for 2024 council election
BY Erika Allen and Tom Hayes
WELLINGTON Shire is among 10 Victorian councils, including four in Gippsland, whose ward boundaries will be altered for the...
Letters to the Editor – May 7 2024
What has happened to community?
WE built the house we live in more than 32 years ago.
Paddocks quickly transformed into estates and grazing cows were...
How the 2024/25 state budget affects Wellington
IS Victoria's 2024/25 State Budget a positive plan for the future or a "horror budget"? Does it offer nothing, or does it instead show...
Wellington offshore wind projects granted feasibility licences
AUSTRALIA’S offshore wind ambitions have advanced significantly after the federal government announced last week that the first six proponents have been granted feasibility licences...
Wellington Shire Council’s Facebook page wiped
Stefan Bradley
WELLINGTON Shire Council has launched a temporary replacement Facebook page until the old one is restored by the social media platform.
On March 26,...
Gippsland agriculture and tourism to be boosted by new strategy
GIPPSLAND agritourism has been given a boost by a new strategy developed by Destination Gippsland and Food and Fibre Gippsland.
The recently completed Towards 2030...
Council’s listed emergency events costs $12 million
WELLINGTON SHIRE experienced 14 declared emergency events between March 2021 and February 2024, including floods, wind and thunderstorms, bushfires and an earthquake. Five of...
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Five years in jail for fatal buggy crash
A Rosedale man has been handed a five-year jail sentence after pleading guilty to a charge relating to the death of a girl in...
