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Through rain and storm and power failure… the mail gets through
IT’S going to be another cold night without power across a wide sweep of South Gippsland.
Through rain and storm and power failure… the mail gets through
IT’S going to be another cold night without power across a wide sweep of South Gippsland.
Free green waste but only South Gippslanders!
FREE green waste! The South Gippsland Shire Council has responded to the massive clean-up going on around the area by providing a green waste amnesty at tips and transfer stations.
Cruel theft impacts food relief program
THE theft of $2500 worth of power tools from the Phillip Island Community and Learning Centre (PICAL) will impact the most vulnerable in the community, the centre says.
Full government statement, list of restrictions
ACTING Premier James Merlino has announced a further easing of restrictions in regional Victoria and Greater Melbourne from 11.59pm tomorrow night.
Nidhi at home at MyPhysio
MYPHYSIO Spinal and Sports Injury Clinic in Wonthaggi has built a reputation as one of the best places to get treatment locally, but it’s a new physio who’s getting plenty of attention.
Plastic bread tag recycling
THE Bunurong Environment Centre has become a collection point for the recycling of plastic bread bag tags.
Call for moratorium on collecting firewood
THERE’S a lifetime of firewood out along roadsides, why not allow people to come and get it.
Community rallies around Coronet Bay family
By Nick Sinis A CORONET Bay family are sadly without a home for the time being after it was badly damaged during last week’s storm.
Power outage ’10 times worse’ than Gippsland fires
FOR all the tens of thousands of trees brought down across South Gippsland and Bass Coast during last Wednesday’s storm, it’s been the loss of power to 40,000 homes, businesses and farms in Gippsland alone that’s had the biggest impact.
Massive clean-up job ahead
THE hills are alive with the sounds of chainsaws in South Gippsland as clean-up works continue on what some have called the second biggest disaster
Water goes solar
SOUTH Gippsland Water has invested $2.54 million into solar panels at four water treatment facilities in the region.
Rotary Park under erosion threat
EROSION is eating into Inverloch’s popular Rotary Park and the service club is concerned.
South Gippsland state forests closed until Friday
ALL state forests within South Gippsland, Baw Baw, Latrobe and Wellington Local Government Areas (LGA), along with popular recreation sites such as Toorongo Falls, Coopers
No better time to thank our responders
By Nick Sinis IT MAY almost seem like a coincidence that Thank A First Responder Day was this week, as emergency services have been risking
Sport
Gippsland League locked and loaded
THE Gippsland League will resume at round 10 this weekend.
West Gippy gets going
AS IT stands, the West Gippsland Football Netball Competition will resume this weekend.
Clubs have been told to plan as if they will be playing but there may be some amendments to the fixture.
Kimberley Gee receives ESM
ON Monday, Kimberley Gee received an Emergency Services Medal for the 20-plus years she has dedicated to the Venus Bay Lifesaving Club.
Sporting legend recognised for service to athletics
PHILLIP Island resident Harry Summers has received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) under the Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours List for his dedication to race walking and athletics.
Gippsland League locked and loaded
THE Gippsland League will resume at round 10 this weekend.
West Gippy gets going
AS IT stands, the West Gippsland Football Netball Competition will resume this weekend.
Clubs have been told to plan as if they will be playing but there may be some amendments to the fixture.
Kimberley Gee receives ESM
ON Monday, Kimberley Gee received an Emergency Services Medal for the 20-plus years she has dedicated to the Venus Bay Lifesaving Club.
Sporting legend recognised for service to athletics
PHILLIP Island resident Harry Summers has received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) under the Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours List for his dedication to race walking and athletics.
Real Estate
Simply move on in
BACKING onto parkland, this beautifully presented low maintenance brick home is perfect for those downsizing or just starting out.
Great family home with big shed
IF YOU are searching for a family home in a great location, then you must inspect this property.
Looking to buy your first investment property?
JUST like buying your first home, making the decision to purchase an investment property requires a lot of education and decision-making, and often the hardest question of all is, ‘Should I be doing this?’
‘Lenara’ – Outstanding farming opportunity
‘LENARA’ is 56.26ha (139 acres) of superb grazing land suitable for almost any form of agricultural interests including cattle, horses, horticulture and more.
Simply move on in
BACKING onto parkland, this beautifully presented low maintenance brick home is perfect for those downsizing or just starting out.
Great family home with big shed
IF YOU are searching for a family home in a great location, then you must inspect this property.
Looking to buy your first investment property?
JUST like buying your first home, making the decision to purchase an investment property requires a lot of education and decision-making, and often the hardest question of all is, ‘Should I be doing this?’
‘Lenara’ – Outstanding farming opportunity
‘LENARA’ is 56.26ha (139 acres) of superb grazing land suitable for almost any form of agricultural interests including cattle, horses, horticulture and more.
On The Land
Traceability boost backs paddock to plate success story
TRACEABILITY in Victoria’s renowned agriculture sector would be taken to the next level through a record investment in the state budget 2021/22, the government said last week.
Three days later, Saputo revises milk price up to $6.85
THREE days after announcing its opening price of $6.65kg MS, Saputo Dairy Australia (SDA) has revised its offer to suppliers in the Southern Milk Region for the 2021-22 season to a weighted average farm gate milk price of $6.85 per kilogram milk solids.
Fonterra revises milk price to $6.85
FONTERRA Australia today announced it had revised its weighted average farmgate milk price for the 2021/2022 season to $6.85 per kgMS.
VFF, Nationals unite against farm camping move
THE Victorian Farmers Federation and The Nationals were united in the opposition to regulations that permit camping on farmland river frontage at a rally at Parliament last week.
Traceability boost backs paddock to plate success story
TRACEABILITY in Victoria’s renowned agriculture sector would be taken to the next level through a record investment in the state budget 2021/22, the government said last week.
Three days later, Saputo revises milk price up to $6.85
THREE days after announcing its opening price of $6.65kg MS, Saputo Dairy Australia (SDA) has revised its offer to suppliers in the Southern Milk Region for the 2021-22 season to a weighted average farm gate milk price of $6.85 per kilogram milk solids.
Fonterra revises milk price to $6.85
FONTERRA Australia today announced it had revised its weighted average farmgate milk price for the 2021/2022 season to $6.85 per kgMS.
VFF, Nationals unite against farm camping move
THE Victorian Farmers Federation and The Nationals were united in the opposition to regulations that permit camping on farmland river frontage at a rally at Parliament last week.
