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Agricultural consultant, Chris Alenson showing a group how to assess the quality of soil at a workshop held in Fish Creek last spring.

HOW many of us understand what the soil under our feet delivers in terms of productive capacity? How could millions of micro-organisms manage to turn livestock manure into plant nutrients saving us valuable dollars on input products? Chris Alenson and David Stewart have delivered

Coldon Homes consultants Wal Brusamarello and Mark Davey are the first people to see when you’re thinking about building.

COLDON Homes’ new sales office in the heart of Wonthaggi’s commercial district has been successful since its opening earlier this year. The sales centre, in Graham Street, augments the existing display village on Cape Paterson Road and provides customers with a new view on

This beautiful home on a large block is selling for just $259,000.

SECURE yourself a piece of Wonthaggi history. This beautiful period home is in a fantastic south location, just a stone’s throw from parklands and within walking distance to town. It boasts three huge bedrooms, comfy lounge, dining, bright country style kitchen/meals plus rear family

This unit at 4/41-43 Veronica Street was open for inspection with Alex Scott last weekend. Ideally located close to the surf beach but with the advantage of being low-maintenance it would be a ripper for holiday accommodation or permanent living.

THE Melbourne Cup Weekend traditionally signals the start to the hectic season for coastal real estate agents but there were plenty of people getting a jump start on their house hunting efforts last weekend especially with the weather already taking on an early summer

This Cape Paterson home is located between the beaches and the shops.

BRING your family, friends, boat and caravan as this solid brick veneer home caters for everyone and is centrally located to Cape Paterson’s lovely beaches as well as the shops. Palms frame the front veranda and entrance to the first part of the house

Sentinel Times, Managaing Director, Michael Giles

By Michael Giles WHAT would it take to get you to send an email to the Minister for Education or the Minister for Employment? What if it was an issue affecting your kids and their chances of gaining work experience while at school and

So Veolia “experts” consider that an alternative traffic route to the proposed dump site could be turning right at Fishers timberyard on the South Gippsland Highway and travelling along the Korumburra South Road to Hillgroves Road. These “experts” state that any potential problems with

When driving on the Bass Highway and local roads in the region in the past six months, we have seen a rise in signs that simply say ‘Traffic hazard’. Some have been in exactly the same spot for the entirety of these six months

I write this letter to address rumours circulating around the possible closure of Kongwak Primary School. Our daughter is attending this lovely school for her first year as a Prep student; after looking at all schools in the area and finally, tentatively, deciding on

The much publicised recent redundancy of a couple of South Gippsland Shire Council employees touted as the big employee rationalisation exercise to save the council money is a perfect example of the bad spin and drivel I have written about earlier. I would laugh

Strategic planner Justin Harding and strategic planning manager Jodi Kennedy spoke with a handful of property owners at a drop-in session at Wonthaggi’s old post office. G204215

THE president of Bass Coast branch of the Victorian Farmers’ Federation (CFF) says his group will oppose new restrictions for rural land currently being considered. Preparation of the C140 Amendment to the Bass Coast Planning Scheme is underway, which will seek some changes to

Meeniyan Dumbalk United netballers Darlene Jones, Karen Wynne and president Tanya Thorson are looking forward to welcoming back Varli Blake to the club next season. Varli was seriously injured and suffered horrific burns, along with two others, when a man blew up a gas bottle in an apartment in Middle Park. Varli and her Victoria Police colleague Emma Quick were inside the apartment when it exploded on January 4, 2014. D214215.

ON January 4, 2014, Varli Blake’s life changed forever. The call came in for a man threatening self-harm and the new constable was one of the first on the scene. The man had locked himself in the bedroom of his Middle Park flat with

Just when it looked as if Imperials were getting away from Nerrena in their A Grade match out at Nerrena’s picturesque home ground on Saturday, the Red Caps produced four run outs, including this one completed by Nerrena wicket keeper Caine Salmon to dismiss the last man to fall, Kev McGavin of Imps. M214215

• A Grade Division 1 AN INSPIRED knock of 82 not out from Ryan Thomas has led the Wonthaggi Workers to a fine victory against Korumburra in the first game of A Grade Division One at the Butch West Oval for the season. Thomas