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Early voting increase expected

ELECTION 2018 | An increase is expected in the number of people voting before state election day.

Woman airlifted after skip bin fall

UPDATED | A woman was airlifted to hospital after she lost her footing and fell into a skip bin at Kilmany Resource and Recovery Centre on Thursday morning.

Weir may not spill for first time in 12 years

It is unlikely there will be any spill entitlement for Macalister district irrigators this year, as demand for water continues to exceed inflows.

Nats, Greens at odds on the future of VRET

ELECTION 2018 | The Nationals and Greens have opposing stances on the Victorian Renewable Energy Target.

Offshore gas project

A new gas project off Golden Beach is in the pipeline, which could be producing gas for the domestic market as early as mid-2021.

Pizza supporting men’s health

Stratford Pizza and Takeaway owner Alistair Maccallum is calling on the local community to get behind men’s health as the Movember campaign continues.

Road barrier ‘saved lives’

Police say road barriers prevented a potential disaster when a car carrying a trailer smashed into the centre railing on the Princes Highway between Sale and Stratford on Monday.

$1m from feds for $6m CCS redevelopment

The federal government will provide $1 million towards a a $6 million redevelopment of the Catholic College Sale St Patrick's campus.

Police investigate boat theft

Police are investigating the theft of a boat which had been parked on a vacant block in Loch Sport.

Two caravans are destroyed by fire

Police attended an incident in which two caravans were ablaze in Newton St, Seaspray.

Yallourn worker dies after explosion

A man died as a result of an explosion at Yallourn Power station on Monday.

Lest we forget

Remembrance Day services across Wellington Shire were well attended on Sunday, as people commemorated a century since the end of World War 1.

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One Gippsland pitching for prosperity, not just transition

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