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Crime trends down

Crime has continued to decline in the Wellington Shire, according to recently released statistics.

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.

Compensation claims are moving forward

A trial may be heard in the Supreme Court of Victoria within the next 12 months following compensation claims by survivors of sexual abuse who attended St Paul’s Catholic College in Traralgon in the 1970s.

Two pedestrians hit

Two pedestrians were airlifted to a Melbourne hospital on Monday night, after they were hit by a car in Sale.

New sections of highway open

Two new duplicated sections of the Princes Highway have opened in time to accommodate the heavy Christmas and summer holiday traffic.

Buses continue to replace trains on the Gippsland line

Because of last week’s rain, coaches will continue to replace all V/Line trains on the Gippsland line, and travel will be free for the entire journey until mid-January while works are underway.

Merry Christmas

The Gippsland Times management and staff wish readers and advertisers a joyous time with family and friends during this special Christmas and holiday season, and a safe and happy new year.

Nineteen years jail for Rosedale murderer

A man was sentenced to 19 years behind bars for the murder of a Rosedale father of two.

Fears over Horseshoe Bend work

The Friends of Horseshoe Bend Tunnel group has revived concerns over scheduled earthworks that could unleash old gold mining chemicals into the Thomson River and send mercury downstream.

Irrigation vital for economy: Rodda

Access to reliable, efficient irrigation water remains the key to securing agriculture’s contribution to economic growth in Gippsland, Clinton Rodda reflected as he steps down as Southern Rural Water managing director.

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