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A sample of the regular table tennis players at Woodleigh: from left, Heather Noble, Brad Harry, Lew Potter, Chris Read, Peter Campbell, Tony Van Stekelenburg, Dave Metcher, and Daryl Smith.

IT started three years ago as a fundraiser for the Woodleigh Hall. The hall was used only twice a year and Julie Dunn thought that table tennis could keep the cobwebs at bay. Now a dozen or more players regularly enjoy a solid work

Peter Gatehouse has turned his love of beekeeping into a new career, looking after small, sustainable apiaries in the hills of Mirboo North and selling the produce under the brand Hill Top Hives. Photo: Vanessa Humming Hoo – check out her Instagram at @mademoisellebee06.

A FORMER medical scientist is creating a buzz in the hills of Mirboo North, turning what was once a “fascinating hobby” into a fully-fledged career. Peter Gatehouse began selling locally-produced raw honey and beeswax products under the name ‘Hill Top Hives’ in the spring

Former South Gippsland Shire councillor Jeremy Rich returned to the Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court at Morwell last week, following his arrest on drugs and firearms charges in April. kg012919

THE evidence against former South Gippsland Shire councillor Jeremy Rich, arrested on over a dozen drugs and firearms charges in April, will be laid out at a committal hearing at the end of November, the Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court has heard. Three witnesses will

Wow! Check out this view from above of the new visitor centre.

AT the entrance to Phillip Island’s Summerland Peninsula, where three distinct landscapes meet, the new Penguin Parade visitor centre has emerged out of what was once a car park. This architecturally acclaimed, star-shaped building, due to open its doors to the public on Thursday,

Brendan Kimber hot on the tail of his Stars’ opponent at the weekend. Mm092919

LADDER leaders Phillip Island continued their winning streak at the weekend, keeping the Garfield Stars goalless for the first half as they secured a thumping 93-point win. Garfield came out strong at the opening centre bounce, quickly taking hold to go for goal within