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Anzac Day Services and events

Bass Bass Valley Friends of the RSL invite all to attend the Anzac Day Dawn Service which will be held at the Bass cenotaph, Hade Avenue Bass, commencing at 6am, followed by a free gunfire breakfast at the Bass Community Hall, School Road, Bass on...

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Community

Korumburra Fire Brigade reach 125-year milestone

THE Korumburra Fire Brigade celebrated 125 years on Sunday. The milestone event was attended by the community, members of the Korumburra Fire Brigade and surrounding CFA and SES units, and honoured guests including CFA board member Tony Peake...

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How these Wonthaggi homes have been overlayed with uncertainty

THE Bass Coast Shire Council is being forced to play catch-up after the owners of new blocks of land in several Wonthaggi housing estates, many with new homes already built and occupied, realised they are now subject to a costly and potentially...

Michael Giles

11 hours ago

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Have your say on South Gippsland Shire Council Budget priorities

South Gippsland Shire community members are encouraged to have a say on how their rates are spent, with a period of community engagement running until Sunday May 5 to comment on council’s Proposed Budget 2024/25 – 2027/28 and Long-Term Financial...

Andrew Paloczi

21 hours ago

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John Bowler: Here for a good time, not a long time

Michael ‘John’ Bowler: February 22, 1947 – April 4, 2024 IT’S OK to laugh at a funeral, we know that. But the family of the late Michael ‘John’ Bowler made it compulsory last Friday, April 19 when a packed St Laurence O’Toole’s Catholic...

Michael Giles

23 Apr 2024

Community

Revitalising habitat for native koalas

THE CAPE community are proud to announce significant progress in Project Koala, a community led initiative to restore and enhance the local koala habitat in Cape Paterson. This environmentally focused project was launched in February 2021 and seeks...

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23 Apr 2024

Community

Coal Creek celebrates 50 years of history

KORUMBURRA’S historical hotspot Coal Creek Community Park and Museum celebrated 50 years on Saturday. Around 600 tickets were sold in the lead up to the big event, with many more sold at the door. Visitors were encouraged to join in the...

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23 Apr 2024

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Anzac spirit thrives at Korumburra Primary School

The origins of the acronym ANZAC were shared with Korumburra Primary School students during a Monday afternoon service in the lead up to Anzac Day. Korumburra RSL president David Jackson spoke of Australian and New Zealand soldiers landing at...

Andrew Paloczi

22 Apr 2024

Community

VICSES CEO supporting regional units

VICSES CEO Greg Leach made a visit to the regional VICSES sites last week, visiting members of the San Remo Unit with unit controller Mandy Chancellor discussing resource management, funding, and plans for future expansion to house their rise in...

Nicole May

22 Apr 2024

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Keep it local, says Erin Patterson

ACCUSED Leongatha mass murderer, Erin Patterson, has petitioned the Latrobe Valley Magistrate’s Court to keep her committal hearing in the local area, that is at Morwell, where it would be heard by Magistrate Tim Walsh, even if it means delaying...

Michael Giles

22 Apr 2024

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A night to remember for Poowong’s 150th anniversary

THERE were speeches, the cutting of a 150th birthday cake by one of the district’s oldest residents, Margaret Monk 97, the launch of several history books and the unveiling of commemorative artworks. But the centrepiece of Poowong’s...

Michael Giles

21 Apr 2024

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Island groms get the feel of competition surfing

SHREDDING with smiles and good vibes. 21 groms aged from seven to 13 years from Phillip Island Boardriders Club (PIBC) put on a show in near perfect conditions at Shelley Beach last Saturday. It was the second Supergroms judged competition for the...

Nicole May

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Football

Tiger’s twilight debut delights bumper crowd

THE visiting Foster Tigers outshone the less experienced Mirboo North Tigers by 41 points under lights in Saturday night’s history-making encounter at Mirboo North’s Tigerland headquarters. Fine and mild 11c autumn weather — with not even...

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Celebrations go to plan for Poowong

POOWONG Football & Netball Club on Saturday played their neighbours Nyora for the Demon Cup before a big crowd of local supporters, past residents and Nyora supporters as part of the Poowong Communities 150th Year Celebrations. Poowong Football...

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On The Land

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On the land

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...

Nicole May

16 Apr 2024

On the land

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...

Nicole May

27 Mar 2024

On the land

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...

Nicole May

20 Mar 2024

On the land

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...

Nicole May

05 Mar 2024

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...

Michael Giles

05 Apr 2024

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...

Andrew Paloczi

14 Mar 2024

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...

Sentinel-Times

27 Feb 2024

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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...

Michael Giles

18 Feb 2024

News

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...

Michael Giles

14 Feb 2024

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...

Michael Giles

11 Feb 2024

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!...

Sentinel-Times

11 Feb 2024

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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...

Michael Giles

10 Feb 2024

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