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SES ‘fit for role’ program to ensure volunteer safety

EACH role within SES requires a certain skill set and fitness requirements to ensure safety in an operational role. A spokesperson for VICSES confirmed that VICSES, in partnership with the other SES agencies from across Australia, utilise a Minimum...

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Nicole May
15 hours ago
Community

Kilcunda viaduct demolition comes down to crucial Council decision

By Bruce Wardley THE future of the partially collapsed Kilcunda viaduct bridge hangs in the balance with Bass Coast Shire Council to vote this week on whether it should be demolished. When Bass Coast Shire Council took control of the bridge after...

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Bruce Wardley
20 hours ago
Council

Council’s hands tied over tree removals and building in flood inundation zones

SEVEN out of nine planning applications this month in the Island Ward of Bass Coast Council have either involved the removal of trees in vegetation protection overlays or building developments on land subject to inundation. Bass Council approved the...

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Bruce Wardley
18 Jul 2025
News

Locals set to compete in Australian Surf Championships

EBONY Maier, Natalie van der Hayden, Sian Adnam and Graeme Burgan will all head north next week as they prepare to compete at the Australian Surf Championships on the Tweed Coast. Surfing Victoria announced the line up of Victorians this morning...

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Sentinel-Times
18 Jul 2025
Police

Extortion, threats to kill in local tobacco war

DETECTIVES from Taskforce Lunar charged a man ON Wednesday this week following a number of threats made to an as yet unopened tobacco store in the Bass Coast area on behalf of an offshore syndicate leader. A 52-year-old Tarneit man, initially...

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Sentinel-Times
17 Jul 2025
Police

Large cannabis crop house located at Tooradin

Southern Metro Region Divisional Response Unit detectives arrested three people after a large cannabis crop house was located in Tooradin on Wednesday, July 16. Police executed a search warrant at a rural property on Hardys Road and seized more than...

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Sentinel-Times
17 Jul 2025
Community

Too much footy for one field

PHILLIP Island Football Club says it’s time for a second oval, with its home ground at Cowes Recreation Reserve feeling the pressure of constant use. The club’s president, Chris Ross, said the oval is packed with activity almost every day of the...

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Trent Westaway
17 Jul 2025
Community

Poison bait warning at Blue Gum Reserve in Cowes

BASS Coast Shire Council has moved quickly to tackle the threat of poison dog baits at Blue Gum Reserve off-leash dog park in Cowes. Following the death of a much loved regular at the park after ingesting rat poison signs have now been erected in...

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Bruce Wardley
17 Jul 2025
Community

Outreach services benefit patients and doctors

OUTREACH services are helping paediatrician Dr Tim Walsh keep in touch with the community he loves. While the outreach services help people to access specialist care close to home, they’re also good for the doctor. Based primarily at West...

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Nicole May
17 Jul 2025
Community

Fire Bug at Corinella toilets

By Meryl Tobin A PERSON in a dark-coloured hoodie and baggy dark track pants raced out of the toilet block at the Harold Hughes Reserve in Corinella last Thursday around 10.20am. Shortly afterwards pungent black smoke billowed out above the doors of...

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Sentinel-Times
17 Jul 2025
Community

CRT funding awarded to three South Gippsland schools

THE CRT Primary Schools Program recently awarded three South Gippsland Primary Schools with vital funding to lend a helping hand to regional Primary Schools Parent and Friends Associations. This year, Meeniyan Primary School, Fish Creek &...

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Nicole May
16 Jul 2025
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Sport

Close result for Wonthaggi Croquet

FOUR pairs from Wonthaggi travelled to Phillip Island to compete in their Open Level Play tournament on the weekend of June 28 and 29. John and Sue Priller won three games, Kathy Ross and Terry Nash also three with Marj Prendergast and Neil...

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Sentinel-Times
1 hour ago
Sport

Kez and Lou share glorious milestone at Korumburra Bena

LOYAL Giants Kerryn ‘Kez’ Gow and Louise ‘Lou’ McMeekin enjoyed a rare double milestone, each notching up senior netball game 350 in Korumburra Bena’s thumping home D Grade win over Warragul Industrials on Saturday. With Kez dividing her...

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Sentinel-Times
19 hours ago
Sport

Korumburra City’s first night under the lights

12 girls THE under-12 girls battled it out in windy conditions, passing and defending well, but ultimately lost to their better Wonthaggi opponents. 15 girls The Under 15 girls showed grit and determination in a hard-fought draw against Wonthaggi...

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Sentinel-Times
22 hours ago
Real Estate
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On The Land
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On the land

Local young auctioneers aiming for national competition

Jake Anthony of Phelan & Henderson & Co, and Nutrien South Gippsland Livestock’s James Robbins were in action at Thursday’s Leongatha Store Sale, the pair set to compete in September’s Victorian Young Auctioneers Competition run by the...

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Andrew Paloczi
16 hours ago
On the land

Are you a Gippsland farmer looking for love?

GIPPSLAND farmers who are looking to fall in love are encouraged to apply for the 2026 series of Channel 7’s, Farmer Wants a Wife. The reality TV show is in the final stages of locking in the next crop of farmers for their 16th series and are...

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Courtney O'Brien
16 Jul 2025
On the land

New requirements for all poultry owners announced

STARTING from early 2026, there will be new regulations for all poultry owners on how to care for and manage poultry in Victoria, as announced by Agriculture Victoria. The new requirements seek to improve poultry welfare and to provide certainty and...

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Courtney O'Brien
16 Jul 2025
On the land

Applications for Nutrien Ag Solutions’ Community Grants Program are now open

NUTRIEN Ag Solutions, in partnership with the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) invites eligible not-for-profit organisations to apply for a grant of up to $5,000 to support local community projects across remote, rural and regional...

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Nicole May
14 Jul 2025
Local Business & Tourism
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Local Business and Tourism

Paws & Ponies always ready to help

LEONGATHA’S Paws & Ponies, originally the Tiny Gardener, is very much a local business, its friendly staff keen to help people meet their pet and equine needs, with an emphasis on sourcing Australian products where possible. The large store...

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Sentinel-Times
1 hour ago
Local Business and Tourism

New Wonthaggi servo approved despite early opposition

A DISPUTE over a proposed service station in Wonthaggi seems to have come to a close, with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) ordering that a planning permit be issued for the project. The development, at 63-67 McKenzie Street...

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Sentinel-Times
10 Jul 2025
Local Business and Tourism

Hop onboard for a whale watching experience

WHALE watching at Phillip Island offers a uniquely Victorian experience, far from the warm waters and whale nurseries of Queensland. One day it may be calm seas and sunny skies on Phillip Island, the next waves crash against the boat as storm clouds...

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Sentinel-Times
06 Jul 2025
Local Business and Tourism

Tracking giants, a flipping good time

GEORGIA Bisset is no stranger to the waves of Phillip Island onboard Wildlife Coast Cruises, nor the beauty of the majestic whales, cheeky seals and curious dolphins. “I’m heading into my sixth whale season,” Wildlife Coast Cruises...

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Sentinel-Times
05 Jul 2025
Local Business and Tourism

Peter Fogarty joins Phillip Island’s annual whale celebration

CAPE Woolamai’s Peter Fogarty will be one of many presenters at this year’s Island Whale Festival, held from July 11 – 13. The recently retired police officer of 31 years has turned his passion for photography into a meaningful pursuit –...

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Sentinel-Times
05 Jul 2025
Local Business and Tourism

Conrad Sewell brings his regional acoustic tour to Bernnineit

CURRENTLY touring the country as part of a huge 10th anniversary acoustic tour for his multi-platinum 2014 single Firestone, Conrad Sewell will perform live in an intimate setting at Berinneit, Cowes and be joined by René Le Feuvre on July 19...

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Nicole May
02 Jul 2025
Local Business and Tourism

Panthers Menswear leaving Wonthaggi after 15 years

AFTER 15 years of dressing the men of Wonthaggi, Panthers Menswear will close its local store for good on Saturday, July 12. The decision marks the end of a long stint for the Panther family, who first opened in Wonthaggi in 2010 – initially at...

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Sentinel-Times
04 Jul 2025
Local Business and Tourism

No local fuel or supplies for Tarwin residents three months on

AFTER the business owner of Tarwin Fuel Supplies was evicted by the landlord in February this year, due to an ongoing dispute, the service station remains closed. Yubaraj Khadka bought the business from Gaurav Shegal in September 2024, moving from...

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Sentinel-Times
22 Jun 2025
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