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Campaign launcheed to get San Remo Primary School its funding

PROMISED funding of $5.3 million for the San Remo Primary School to go out to tender for the start of the new school rebuild wasn’t included in the State Budget announced last Tuesday, May 7. But they haven’t given up. The school community, led...

Take a stand against domestic violence

WEDNESDAY May 1 was a day of remembrance; an evening to light a candle and remember those who have lost their lives as a result of domestic and family violence. Lija Matthews of Change for Sam and Bass Coast Shire (BCSC) community wellbeing social...

Trees works underway in San Remo

BASS Coast Shire Council staff continually monitor thousands of trees across our region to ensure safety and sustainability. Recent arborist inspections have identified maintenance requirements of Cypress trees opposite Back Beach Road in San Remo...

Overlays a ‘legal minefield’ they say

PRIVATE building practitioners were still issuing building permits, up until a few weeks ago, for homes to be built on blocks of land affected by Wonthaggi’s Environmental Audit Overlay disaster. And existing homes, in the affected estates, have...

Free disaster waste disposal extended at Mirboo North Transfer Station

SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has received confirmation from the Minister for Environment, Steve Dimopoulos, that funding support to assist with the free disposal of disaster waste at the Mirboo North Transfer Station has been extended. “Thank you...

Take control of your energy bills

ARE you struggling to understand your energy bills, or looking for advice on bringing costs down? Anglicare Victoria and Bass Coast Climate Change Action Network are holding a free session at the Wonthaggi Library on Wednesday, May 8 at 11am to...

Budget 2024 promises to ‘deliver’ for Bass Coast families

THE good news is that Stage Two of the Wonthaggi hospital “delivering additional capacity and a new birthing complex for families on the Bass Coast” gets several mentions in the State Budget. It is listed in the ‘Hospital Infrastructure...

Reflection and call for change in Leongatha

A CRISP Autumn evening failed to discourage people from attending Leongatha’s candlelight vigil on Wednesday evening to commemorate victims of family violence and call for change, with such gatherings occurring around Australia. South Gippsland...

Victoria empowers local financial business literacy

THE power of financial literacy inspired women in local business on Tuesday night. Bass Coast Shire Council and Inverloch’s RACV Resort hosted She’s on the Money for Business with Victoria Devine, which was a sold-out event. Victoria is a former...

Treasurer names Free 3D Hands as Victorian budget charity

TREASURER Tim Pallas has chosen Free 3D Hands as the Victorian Budget 2024/25 charity – confirming the selection with a donation made today. The charity designs and provides high-quality, low-cost assistive devices for people with upper limb...

Korumburra soccer and cricket get $300,000 boost

Sports participants in Korumburra are set to benefit from a $300,000 State Government funding commitment through today’s Budget, with Upper House Member for Eastern Victoria Tom McIntosh in town to share the good news. The money will go towards...

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Championships taking contestants to a new level

THREE members of Westernport Field and Game walked away with medals last weekend as part of the Oceania Championships in Mudgee for Sporting Clays, which included NZ and New Caledonia entrants. Sporting Clays is a form of clay pigeon shooting that...

Thirty point victory for Poowong

By Geoff Wyatt POOWONG Football and Netball Club welcomed Catani Club members and Poowong Club sponsors and life members to the Poowong Club on Saturday. The Club held a luncheon to thank sponsors and life members with guest speaker “Carlton...

Traralgon skips away in last quarter against Wonthaggi

FIRST quarter goals to Jakeb Thomas and Brayden Duve got Wonthaggi off to a positive start on Traralgon’s turf, a tight contest then developing, with Power in touch on the scoreboard at three quarter time before the Maroons proved too strong in...

Real Estate

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Expressions Of Interest: Closing 4pm Thursday, May 30

On The Land

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Dairy farmers encourage employment in the industry

OVER 1 million Australians have shown an interest in learning more about a job in dairy farming, thanks to an innovative industry initiative and marketing campaign to attract Australians to work on farm. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a shift in...

Handle with care: bobby calf transport requirements

AGRICULTURE Victoria is keen to remind producers of their responsibilities when transporting bobby calves. Agriculture Victoria conducts regular audits of bobby calves at saleyards, calf scales and abattoirs. Agriculture Victoria Livestock Welfare...

Dairy farmers come together at GippsDairy Muster

THE latest trends, technologies and dairy farming practices were on-show at the 2024 GippsDairy Muster, with over 200 dairy industry members gathering on-farm in Trafalgar. Held this month, the theme of the day was Pasture, Pathways and Performance...

GippsDairy helps farmers along the succession path

THROUGHOUT the process of delivering Our Farm Our Plan in Gippsland, GippsDairy Extension Advisor Kim Price realised the need for more information to be readily available to dairy farmers in Gippsland about succession planning. “Statistics would...

Local Business & Tourism

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Brian Cadd’s album launch in Cowes and Yarram

THROUGH a career spanning over six decades, Brian Cadd stands among the greats as a trailblazer in Australian music. His latest offering ‘Dream Train’, out now, is the country album he was always destined to make and represents a return to his...

Local Business and Tourism

Friends of Coal Creek makes submission to council on the park’s future

By Andrew Paloczi FRIENDS of Coal Creek (FOCC) is calling for revitalisation of the tourist attraction, which would entail restoration, maintenance of the facility and an increase in activities there, advising South Gippsland Shire Council that...

Local Business and Tourism

High and wide praise for Sundays at Archies Creek

THEY must be doing something right, a lot right at the Archies Creek Hotel after earning the high praise of renowned Irish folk singer-songwriter Luka Bloom who called by last Sunday as part of his Australian tour which next heads to Canberra and...

Where there’s a generator, there’s a way, says Craig Young

THE Sulo bins were tumbling down the main street, debris from stripped trees covered cars and you couldn’t see the footpath from the shop window as the winds reached cyclone force and rain and hail swept through the town. Amazingly, though Craig...

What they did when ‘the love boat’ arrived on Valentine’s Day

DON’T worry, the famous Phillip Island Penguin Parade will be open tonight, Wednesday, February 14, for the guests from the latest cruise ship to anchor off Rhyll in Western Port, the Viking Neptune, but there have had to be some hasty alterations...

Local Business and Tourism

Three more cruise ships for Phillip Island’s summer

IT’S been quite a lucrative summer for Phillip Island and its cruise shop schedule with seven boats arriving and another two to come before the end of February. On Sunday this week, it was the boutique ship, Viking Sky, with its 930-passenger and...

Local Business and Tourism

Squeaky Beach success a boost for Gippsland, they say

THE peak body for tourism promotion in this region, Destination Gippsland, has, predictably, jumped on the back of Squeaky Beach’s success to lead up its push into autumn. But don’t stop at the Prom, they say, Gippsland has a lot going for it!...

Yarram high on the list of Australia’s best murals

IF THE idea of turning Yarram into ‘Heesco town’ with 25 stunning murals by one of the world’s best mural artists, Heesco Khosnaran, was to get noticed then it’s mission accomplished for the movers and shakers whose initiative it was to put...

Events

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Mothers

Mothers Day High Tea

Saturday, 1:00pm - 3:30pm

Lyrebird

Lyrebird Presents at Meeniyan - Jon Cleary and The Absolute Monster Gentlemen (UK/USA)

Saturday, 7:00pm - 10:30pm

Queen

Queen Forever - A Night at the Theatre

Saturday, 7:30pm - 9:50pm

Box

Box Hill Hawks VFLW & VFL Double Header

Sunday, 10:00am - 4:00pm

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