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Lawrence ‘Moonman’ Mooney met with Mayor Cr Brett Tessari recently to plan the ‘YES to Youth!’ fundraiser at the Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre this Saturday, October 12.

ONE of Australia’s favourite comedians, Lawrence Mooney, will be coming to Wonthaggi this weekend to host the ‘YES to Youth!’ Mayoral Benefit concert. And it will be the show of the year, according to Bass Coast Shire Mayor Cr Brett Tessari. “The line-up includes

West Gippsland Libraries CEO Leanne Williams at one of the three Waterline library community consultation sessions at the Grantville Transaction Centre, where the new library will be. Op034119

FOLLOWING three community consultation sessions on the plans for the Waterline library in Grantville, West Gippsland Libraries (WGL) CEO Leanne Williams says that the replacement for the mobile library is a starting point for the community to get the bigger library service that some

Leon Burgher may live off the grid, but he plays a key role in advising South Gippslanders how to save on their energy costs. gm014019

FOR a man who lives off the grid, Leon Burgher spends a lot of time focused on the cost of energy. As a trained energy mentor, Mr Burgher volunteers at the South Gippsland Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) in Leongatha helping people to save on

EPA Senior Engagement Advisor Stacey Clark was on hand to meet with farmers and small business operators in Leongatha last week. gm184119

LEONGATHA’S farming community is preparing for the roll out of new environment laws. The Environment Protection Authority said the attendance of farmers and small business operators at an information session in Leongatha last week was encouraging. EPA Gippsland Regional Manager Jessica Bandiera said the

A small group of shire officers, local marketing and sales workers, and others from the local tourism industry, each received their ambassador pin last week after successfully completing the ‘My Phillip Island Tourism Ambassador Program’. Mm134119

A NEW tourism ambassador program will teach Phillip Island workers and residents about the history and varying attractions of the local area in the hopes of providing a better experience for visitors. It’s important, according to tourism experts, because 91 per cent of customers

Bass Coast Health CEO Jan Child has praised the efforts of all staff for their hard work, flexibility and continued focus on keep patients safe during last week’s cyber security incident.

PERSONAL patient information was not compromised during a significant cyber security incident that hit 23 public health services last week. Bass Coast Health (BCH) chief executive officer Jan Child said BCH isolated and disconnected technology services to quarantine the infection and protect patient information.

David Tattersall, a former 25-year employee of Korumburra’s Coal Creek Community Park and Museum, is among those disappointed the state government’s multi-million-dollar road works package doesn’t include funding for safety improvements to the notorious Coal Creek bends. kg354119

EXPECT to see plenty of road works going on across South Gippsland and Bass Coast in the coming months, as the state government rolls out a multi-million-dollar “maintenance blitz” to improve safety and reliability for motorists. The Andrews Government is spending more than $870

Inverloch Foodworks has been fundraising for the Very Special Kids Foundation all year, but the main event is the Pink Pig Day on Saturday, October 5. Op224019

IT’S on again, a very special day for Very Special Kids, a fundraising event for children living with a life-threatening illness, at the Inverloch Foodworks carpark this Saturday, October 5. It will be the 12th year in a row that the team at Inverloch

Narelle Jones of Korumburra microbrewery Burra Brewing Co was one of many locals to take advantage of a day of networking and knowledge building at the recent Gippsland Tourism Forum. She’s pictured with Luke Medcalf of Visit Victoria.

SOUTH Gippsland and Bass Coast businesses are set to benefit from a new state government focus on regional tourism, but it’s up to them to maximise the opportunities opening up. That was the message of the Gippsland Tourism Forum held in Korumburra recently, which

SES volunteers from Wonthaggi, San Remo, Phillip Island, Leongatha, Yarram, Warragul, and Moe assisted police in the two day search for Korumburra man John Jones. (Photo: SES Wonthaggi Unit)

MISSING Korumburra man John Jones has been located safe and well after a large-scale search operation in Wonthaggi. SES Search and Rescue volunteers found Mr Jones in scrubland 150 metres south of Wonthaggi Hospital at 2pm today. Police have told the Sentinel-Times the 67-year-old

Kirsty Hannan of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning cleared up some confusion for Inverloch residents and holiday makers including Ashley, Daniel, Simon, and Hannah Warmbrand, and Megan Goodwin (back) at an erosion information session at the Community Hub last Friday. kg264019

WITH coastal erosion progressing at an unprecedented rate, despite recent mitigation efforts like wet sand fencing, residents and holidaymakers at Inverloch can expect to see harder engineering options coming into effect in the next couple of months. According to Bass Coast Shire Council’s Sustainable

Residents of busy Powlett Street, Inverloch, including Brian Ahern, Narelle Shandley and Vanessa Mills, have launched a new campaign to get a footpath for their street and this time, they’re not taking ‘no’ for an answer. m104019

A CONSTANT flow of traffic wizzes past at speed. Coming out of the roundabout at the intersection of Bass Highway and Korumburra-Inverloch Road, many of them are still easing down from the 80km/h highway limit as they enter Powlett Street, Inverloch, one of the

An architect’s visualisation gives an idea of the perspective of the Korumburra Community Hub site and outlook.

IT’S the right site and will revitalise the town centre. That’s the reaction of the Korumburra Business Association to the decision to build the Korumburra Community Hub in Victoria Street on the former kindergarten site. South Gippsland Shire Council last week voted to abandon