Telling inequality to take a walk
Hundreds of local students took to Sale’s streets on Friday to “stand up, stand strong and stand with her”.
Seacombe fire under control
Lightning strikes are thought to have ignited several fires on public and private land in the Wellington Shire area in the past few days.
Leaving early is safest option
Gippsland's enduring hot dry conditions are an increasing concern for emergency services, as the latest CFA survey reveals that only one in 10 Victorians living in areas at high risk of bushfire say they would leave early on days of high fire danger.
That’s no gouda
Almost 19 tonnes of sliced cheese had to be dumped on Saturday, after the refrigerated truck carrying it tipped on Myrtlebank-Fulham Rd.
Two drug drivers nabbed
Two men in their 30s were allegedly found with drugs in their systems at the weekend.
Former MG boss fined $200k
Former Murray Goulburn managing director Gary Helou has been fined $200,000 after admitting the then dairy processor lied about a likely payment to farmers.
Won Wron farmer is UDV’s new leader
Won Wron farmer Paul Mumford has been elected president of the United Dairyfarmers of Victoria.
Report findings welcomed are by Coalition Against PFAS
Coalition Against PFAS president Lindsay Clout said the findings of a report that both the Defence Department and government “not only lost control of managing PFAS contamination in Australia but in truth, never had any”.
’Twas the knights before Christmas
The Red Knights will embark on the 21st Annual Keith Hamilton Toy Run on Saturday, bearing gifts for children and teenagers in need.
Prison expansion works to ramp up in new year
Work on the $80 million Fulham Prison extension is expected to ramp up in the new year, with the management unit, accommodation unit and associated activities hub expected to be fully operational by mid-2020.
Money taken from op shop
Police are searching for two women who allegedly stole $370 from a Stratford opportunity shop on Tuesday.
No end in sight for dispute
Union members and former Esso workers manning the 533-day protest camp at Longford have vowed to continue the fight to change workplace legislation, believing the Gippsland issue could become an international test case in industrial action.