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Participants help count seals, identify pups, and also spot entangled seals caught up in marine debris such as rubbish and fishing material.

CITIZEN Scientists around the world are taking part in the annual SealSpotter Challenge, contributing to vital seal research from the comfort of their own homes. “Participants will have two weeks to access the SealSpotter web portal and count as many seals and seal pups

THE South Gippsland Shire Council has been sacked. The State Government released the following statement this morning (Wednesday, June 19). “The Andrews Labor Government will today introduce a Bill to dismiss the South Gippsland Shire Council following the final report from a Commission of

Tania Burgess, originally of Korumburra, will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in August to raise funds to improve health outcomes in one of the world’s poorest countries, Tanzania.

AN Australian nurse, born and bred in Korumburra, is taking on Africa’s highest mountain in a bid to improve cancer care in her adopted second home, Tanzania. Tania Burgess and four other Aussies are set to embark on a seven-day trek to the summit

Julie Curtis, Melinda Licciardi and Jayde Richardson of the Leongatha Lyric Theatre group performed at the Korumburra Southern Lights Festival. N222419

THE Korumburra Southern Lights Festival drew in a huge crowd on Sunday with thousands gathering for the inaugural winter festival organised by the Korumburra Business Association. Event organiser, and secretary of the Korumburra business association, Shirley Arestia, was overwhelmed by the large turnout. “I

Penguins are often the first thing that comes to a tourist’s mind when someone says ‘Phillip Island’.

THERE’S plenty going on at the Phillip Island Nature Parks, with the new Penguin Parade Visitor Centre opening soon, amongst other major projects. The new centre is expected to be delivered well ahead of the scheduled completion date of November 2019. The Penguin Parade