Local News
10 Jul 09 | MACALISTER Irrigation District farmers are anxious about part of their drought reserve water heading west to Werribee when they are facing reduced water allocations this water season, according to a local farmer.
10 Jul 09 | MORE than 1.3 million low paid workers failed to get a pay rise after the Australian Fair Pay Commission froze the Federal Minimum Wage at just over $543 per week for this year.
10 Jul 09 | WELLINGTON Shire Council will assume management responsibility of Crown land around the Swing Bridge to make it a better tourist attraction.
09 Jul 09 | WINTER has well and truly settled in across Gippsland, with temperatures this week dipping as low as -3.5 overnight.
09 Jul 09 | THOSE attending the installation of Bishop Christopher Prowse as the eighth Bishop of Sale next Wednesday are requested to be seated at least 30 minutes before the service.
09 Jul 09 | A NAMBROK teenager caught doing burn-outs on the Nambrok football oval has had his car impounded by police.
07 Jul 09 | DAIRY farmers will need to cut expenditure as base milk prices fall, with flow-on impacts across the community.
07 Jul 09 | DRIVERS need to be more aware of how they drive and not allow too many distractions to interrupt their concentration, according to a long serving Gippsland traffic policeman.
07 Jul 09 | PARENTS are being urged to take advantage of a free whooping cough vaccine to prevent the spread of the contagious infection around the shire.
06 Jul 09 | COLD weather couldn't dampen the spirit of celebrations held at the Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation yesterday morning, as NAIDOC week officially began.
06 Jul 09 | MACALISTER Irrigation District farmers receiving just a 30 per cent water allocation is a worrying sign that the big dry continues to trouble Gippsland.
06 Jul 09 | LOCAL employers should take advantage of the skills of former Nylex workers, according to Wellington Shire Council.
03 Jul 09 | OWNERS of subdivided land along the Ninety Mile Beach will have to wait longer to find out what can be done with their property following the extension of a moratorium on development.
03 Jul 09 | WELLINGTON Shire Council claims its new budget represents good value for residents.
03 Jul 09 | WELLINGTON Shire Council has ratified the appointment of Tim Johnson as its next chief executive.
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03 Jul 09 | AMENDMENTS made to gambling regulations have been hailed as a win for local clubs.
02 Jul 09 | A BAIRNSDALE man will be charged on summons after being booked for the fifth time under the state's hoon legislation on Tuesday.
02 Jul 09 | THERE was blood shed when former federal by-election candidates Darren Chester and Darren McCubbin faced each other in Sale this week - but luckily it was all for a good cause.
30 Jun 09 | PLANNING Minister Justin Madden has extended the moratorium on development on subdivisions along the 90 Mile Beach for another two years.
30 Jun 09 | PARAMEDICS will suspend industrial action from midnight tonight after the State Government sought a further round of crisis talks in the Industrial Relations Commission.