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New pavilion vandalised

Reports of damage to the new Lions Park picnic pavilion have emerged from Loch Sport, as locals were left furious by the vandalism.

Four drunk drivers at Dargo

Police were disappointed with four drivers detected exceeding the blood alcohol concentration limit in Dargo on New Year’s Day.

Algae monitoring is stepped up

Algae monitoring is being stepped up in the Gippsland Lakes as the weather warms and the conditions for growth become more favourable.

Fire threat

A huge bushfire, which has been raging between Longford and Rosedale since Friday, could burn for up to two to three weeks.

Rosedale fire reaches 10,000ha

A fire south of Rosedale is travelling towards Kilmany, Fulham and Wurruk.

Council projects move ahead

More than 30 projects on Wellington Shire Council’s capital works program this financial year have been completed.

Bluebottle jellyfish reported at holiday spots

Bluebottle Jellyfish have been reported washed up along Gippsland coastal areas including Loch Sport and Lakes Entrance in recent days, prompting warnings for people to know how to treat people if stung.

Esso sues AWU for $44m over industrial action

Esso Australia is claiming a staggering $44.3 million, in compensation, plus interest, from the Australian Workers Union.

Drought money provides boost

Sale's livestock yards are in for a major makeover to improve competition and add an online sales approach for buyers and sellers.

Fence will stay for peafowl

The fauna enclosure fencing in the Sale Botanic Gardens won’t be removed until March, to protect nesting peafowl.

Fundraiser underway to fulfil dying wishes

Sale man Leon Lett has been overwhelmed by the generosity of people, with locals chipping in to help ensure he is able to fulfil a number of dying wishes as his leukaemia worsens.

Superannuation error affects local Esso employees

About 30 ExxonMobil employees, many of them Sale and Longford Esso workers, have been caught up in a superannuation miscalculation which has resulted in discrepancies amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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