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Victoria to return to COVID-safe settings – what are they?
VICTORIA will return to its previous COVID-safe settings from midnight tonight Friday, February 26, allowing for more visitors in the home, reduced mask wearing and increasing the number of workers heading back to the office.
Victoria to return to COVID-safe settings – what are they?
VICTORIA will return to its previous COVID-safe settings from midnight tonight Friday, February 26, allowing for more visitors in the home, reduced mask wearing and increasing the number of workers heading back to the office.
Aged care made to wait on Royal Commission report
Royal Commissioners, the Honourable Tony Pagone QC and Lynelle Briggs AO, have presented the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety to the Governor-General, His Excellency, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) today, Friday, February 26.
Raising cash for equality
ARMED with protective gloves, tongs and a large rubbish bag, two seven-year-olds from Wonthaggi North Primary School are raising money to support women’s equality in Bass Coast.
26 cases still not enough for local Ross River warning
THE Department of Health has issued a new advice on the spread of Ross River virus, especially in Victoria’s coastal areas, adding East Gippsland as a specific area of concern.
Record visitor numbers at Agnes Falls
This year is already off to a great start for the Friends of Agnes Falls, with just under 9200 people visiting in January.
Korumburra’s first women footballers recall their glory days
TRY telling long-time friends Lorraine Touzel and Bobbie Brown that Korumburra’s first women’s football team was established in the last year or two and they will quickly correct you – with photographic evidence to back them up.
Wonthaggi’s brand-new cancer centre
BASS Coast Health officially opened its cancer centre yesterday (Monday, February 22).
Four new wind turbines in South Gippsland likely
OSMI has laid out its case for the proposed Delburn Wind Farm development in dozens of documents spanning hundreds of pages.
Leongatha smash and grab
IN the early hours of Sunday morning, February 21, jewellery store Hays Jewellers Leongatha was broken into and robbed.
Remembering the bravery of Fish Creek’s Sister Wight
Sister Rosetta Joan Wight, one of 21 nurses murdered by Japanese soldiers in a World War II atrocity known as the Bangka Island massacre,
Snapped Out
Did you know journalists from the South Gippsland Sentinel-Times attend events across South Gippsland and Bass Coast every weekend to take your photograph for the paper? Pick up a copy of the paper on Tuesdays to see if you and your friends made the cut!
Bowlers benefit from foundation support
THE music is pumping, snags are sizzling on the barbecue and barefoot bowlers fill the greens at Loch Bowls Club – and thanks to support from the Burra Foods Foundation, the clubrooms are accessible to everyone.
Foster parents needed for dogs
NEW Beginnings Animal Rescue, a not-for-profit organisation based in South Gippsland, is looking for foster parents.
Rail trail extension ready by February 2023
WORK on the 36km extension of the Great Southern Rail Trail officially began on Thursday, February 11, marked by a turning of the sod by Minister for Regional Development Mary-Anne Thomas.
Sport
Victorian Open Series kicks off this weekend on Phillip Island
THE Victorian Open Series will kick off this weekend on Phillip Island with some major changes to prior years.
Beau gets gold at nationals
BEAU Vernon has added to his trophy cabinet with two gold medals at the AusCycle National Championships.
Williams wins it for OMK
A CENTURY from OMK’s Ryan Williams has willed his side to a big win over Nerrena at Outtrim.
500 LDCA games for Michael Heenan
LEONGATHA and District Cricket Assoc. umpire Michael Heenan umpired his 500th game of cricket on Saturday.
Victorian Open Series kicks off this weekend on Phillip Island
THE Victorian Open Series will kick off this weekend on Phillip Island with some major changes to prior years.
Beau gets gold at nationals
BEAU Vernon has added to his trophy cabinet with two gold medals at the AusCycle National Championships.
Williams wins it for OMK
A CENTURY from OMK’s Ryan Williams has willed his side to a big win over Nerrena at Outtrim.
500 LDCA games for Michael Heenan
LEONGATHA and District Cricket Assoc. umpire Michael Heenan umpired his 500th game of cricket on Saturday.
Real Estate
A unique country gem
IF you’re after a country getaway which is close to town while offering you privacy with space to grow, work and play, then this property will surely appeal to you.
The Rusty Windmill
NOW is the time to take the opportunity to relocate to regional South Gippsland.
Magnificent rural lifestyle
YOU won’t want to miss out on an opportunity to inspect this immaculately presented country property.
The great 2021 migration
AFTER a challenging and exhausting 2020, 2021 finally arrived, allowing Aussies to look ahead again.
A unique country gem
IF you’re after a country getaway which is close to town while offering you privacy with space to grow, work and play, then this property will surely appeal to you.
The Rusty Windmill
NOW is the time to take the opportunity to relocate to regional South Gippsland.
Magnificent rural lifestyle
YOU won’t want to miss out on an opportunity to inspect this immaculately presented country property.
The great 2021 migration
AFTER a challenging and exhausting 2020, 2021 finally arrived, allowing Aussies to look ahead again.
On The Land
Inspiring the next generation of agricultural leaders
THE Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) will establish a Youth Advisory Group to support and nurture the next generation of Victorian agricultural leaders.
Cattle for sale for a cause
TWENTY-SEVEN mixed sex cattle will be up for sale at Koonwarra’s fortnightly store sale on Friday to raise money for Outtrim Moyarra Kongwak (OMK) Cricket Club’s annual Pink Stumps Day.
Biosecurity warrior helps find exotic pest
AN East Gippsland seed production manager’s vigilant scouting and crop surveillance in maize has helped detect fall armyworm in Victoria for the first time, arriving in Orbost.
Wetlands and life
WETLANDS in Australia have, to a large extent, had a troubled time since European settlement.
Inspiring the next generation of agricultural leaders
THE Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) will establish a Youth Advisory Group to support and nurture the next generation of Victorian agricultural leaders.
Cattle for sale for a cause
TWENTY-SEVEN mixed sex cattle will be up for sale at Koonwarra’s fortnightly store sale on Friday to raise money for Outtrim Moyarra Kongwak (OMK) Cricket Club’s annual Pink Stumps Day.
Biosecurity warrior helps find exotic pest
AN East Gippsland seed production manager’s vigilant scouting and crop surveillance in maize has helped detect fall armyworm in Victoria for the first time, arriving in Orbost.
Wetlands and life
WETLANDS in Australia have, to a large extent, had a troubled time since European settlement.
