South Gippsland Sentinel Times

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News

Inverloch Lifesaving Club President announced as Federal Senate candidate

THE Nationals proudly endorsed Glenn Arnold as the Party’s candidate for the Senate for the upcoming Federal Election yesterday afternoon. Mr Arnold, a Bass Coast resident and President of the Inverloch Surf Lifesaving Club, has been a vocal...

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12 hours ago

Emergency Services

Male questioned over Anderson fire

POLICE have interviewed a 56 year old male from Anderson in relation to a fire lit during the fire danger period that required emergency services and burnt approximately one hectare this afternoon around 3.30/4pm. It’s understood the male was...

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22 Mar 2025

News

Gippsland veteran who flew in ‘G for George’ honoured at Australian War Memorial

THE Australian War Memorial in Canberra will commemorate the service and sacrifice of Korumburra resident Pilot Officer Samuel Whiteside at the Last Post Ceremony on Saturday, March 29, 2025. “Samuel Whiteside was born in Korumburra, Victoria, on...

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22 Mar 2025

Council

Bass Coast’s Berninneit still dogged by Passivhaus pain

BERNINNEIT, the Cowes cultural and community centre, has still not achieved Passivhaus certification. The status of the accreditation process was revealed by Bass Coast Shire Council CEO Greg Box in answer to a community question about the issue at...

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22 Mar 2025

Community contributes to shaping South Gippsland

SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council’s ‘Shaping South Gippsland’ community engagement concluded last month with 688 people providing feedback. The consultation provided an opportunity for the South Gippsland community to contribute suggestions on the...

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A harmonious ride to school

NEWHAVEN College Principal Mr Tony Corr jumped on his bike on Friday morning to accompany approximately 157 students as they enjoyed the opportunity to ride to school on National Ride2School Day. The event was organised by the College’s MTB...

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Council

Leongatha’s Memorial Hall is yours, what do you want to do about it?

WHAT should the council do with the Memorial Hall. Maybe you like it just the way it is, and a simple refurbishment of the toilets and a bit of scheduled maintenance is all that’s needed. Maybe you represent a local community group which already...

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Inverloch surf beach abandoned ahead of Easter king tides

INVERLOCH’s Foreshore Action Group has slammed the State Government for what it claims is wilful inaction not to protect the fast-disappearing Inverloch foreshore from coming Easter high tide storm surges. Despite the State Government being...

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Regional schools tour cultivates classrooms for Ag industry

THE RACE - Victoria program of free incursions and excursions will be available to all rural and regional Victorian primary and secondary schools until the end of 2025. CQUniversity Agriculture educators have spent two big weeks in regional...

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20 Mar 2025

Police

Gippsland’s shame revealed in family violence statistics

THE Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) released the Victorian crime statistics for the year ending December 31, 2024 on Thursday this week, March 20. And while the number of offences increased 15.7% to 605,640 in the last 12 months and the rate of...

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20 Mar 2025

Sport

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Patterson delivers Silver at World Athletics Indoor Championships

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12 hours ago

Sport

Event semifinalists decided on day five at Cape Woolamai

DAY five of competition of the Phillip Island Pro World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) 3,000 and Pro Junior events has seen the stage set for Finals Day with the completion of the men’s and women’s Quarterfinals as well as the Pro...

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Sport

Korumbura’s own, Kyle Webster, to defend his MX1 title this weekend

WONTHAGGI’S high-flying status as the opening round in the Penrite ProMX Championship continues this year, with the spectacular track once again kickstarting hostilities in Australia’s premier motocross series. All attention will turn to the...

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Expressions Of Interest: Closing April 11

Real Estate

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143.1 acres of grazing land

Lot 2, 380 Pound Creek Road, Pound Creek

Real Estate

Bass Coast still hitting regional migration scoreboard

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1810 Korumburra-Wonthaggi Road, Lance Creek

$1,650,000

On The Land

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Loch Primary students get hands-on experience in the agriculture sector

EXCITEMENT was in the air as Grade 4/5 and 5/6 students from Loch Primary School embarked on an unforgettable excursion to SRH Poowong, thanks to the incredible support of the Race Victoria Program. The visit provided a unique opportunity for...

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20 Mar 2025

Angus auctioned for Biggest Morning Tea

ACACIA, a well-credentialled Angus heifer from Wattlewood Angus in Lang Lang fetched a very credible $9100 at the cattle stud’s Autumn bull sale in aid of the Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning Tea. “I’m a little overwhelmed,” said Fion...

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Bruce Wardley

12 Mar 2025

Saputo set to exit King Island

SAPUTO Dairy Australia announced the sale of King Island Dairy last Friday, March 7. As part of the agreement, impacted employees will receive an offer to transfer their employment to the new owner to help support the future of King Island Dairy and...

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09 Mar 2025

Forward-thinking focus for Gippsland’s dairy farmers

THE GippsDairy Muster returns for its fourth consecutive year on Wednesday, April 30 at the Federation University’s Gippsland Campus in Churchill. A premiere event for the GippsDairy team, the Muster showcases the latest trends, technologies, and...

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04 Mar 2025

Local Business & Tourism

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Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese collects more awards

BERRYS Creek Gourmet Cheese has cemented its reputation as one of Australia’s leading cheese producers, winning multiple awards at the 2025 Sydney Royal Cheese & Dairy Produce Show. The business, led by Barry Charlton and his partner Cheryl...

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04 Mar 2025

Helping Victorian businesses grow with grants of up to $500,000

VICTORIAN farmers and food and drink producers seeking financial support can now apply for grants of up to $500,000 to help them transform their business, deliver market-leading products and drive sustainable operations. The Coles Nurture Fund has...

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30 Jan 2025

Tourist numbers surge across South Gippsland

A SURGE in tourism across South Gippsland and the Bass Coast has resulted in the highest visitor numbers to the region since COVID. Visitor numbers have well exceeded seven hundred over summer for the Foster Visitors Information Centre and the Big4...

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29 Jan 2025

Kilcunda Lobster Festival returns for their 39th year

THE community is invited to join the Kilcunda community association for their annual Kilcunda Lobster Festival on the town foreshore on Sunday, January 26 with market stalls, live music, and amusement rides to entertain the entire family. The first...

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14 Jan 2025

Swag of honours for Leongatha Lyric Theatre

LEONGATHA Lyric Theatre not only hosted the recent Gippsland Associated Theatre Awards but collected a swag of honours for its popular production of Into the Woods, Colin Mitchell OAM’s final show as director. Into the Woods won Most Outstanding...

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19 Dec 2024

Rising and experienced musical theatre talent recognised

LEONGATHA Lyric Theatre performed at the Music Theatre Guild of Victoria’s ‘Bruce Awards’ on Saturday and collected some of the evening’s honours for this year’s production of Into the Woods, those awards going to a vastly experienced...

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19 Dec 2024

News

Holiday home nightmare just in time for Christmas

New short-stay tax set to kill the market, they say “DEAR Customer, you must notify us by 15 January 2025 if you own a home that has been unoccupied for more than 6 months.” This was the opening paragraph of a communique to holiday homeowners...

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04 Dec 2024

And they’re off… at the Woolamai Racecourse this Saturday

MELBOURNE’S outer eastern suburbs are creeping ever closer to Bass Coast and South Gippsland, and the residents there have discovered our best attractions in their droves. Which is why the hospitality marquees, umbrellas, tables ands pavilions at...

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Saturday, 9:00am - 1:00pm

28 Nov 2024

Events

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20 Mar

Australian Open Blokart Championships

20th - 24th March

21 Mar

Inverloch Autumn Equinox Festival

21st - 23rd March

29 Mar

Rose Lodge Fete @ Wonthaggi

29th March

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