Community

Eviction from Tarwin Fuel Supplies leaves locals and owner fuming

VENUS Bay and Tarwin Lower Locals were left stranded and angry when they were unable to get fuel this morning at Tarwin Fuel as the property landlord evicted the tenant and business owner. Manager of Tarwin Fuel, Yubaraj Khadka took over the...

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Courtney O'Brien

28 Feb 2025

Community

Kindy kids set up for a lifetime of learning

VICTORIAN families in Melbourne’s southeast are set to benefit from more Free Kinder places, thanks to the Victorian government’s new Building Blocks partnership with Cardinia Shire Council. On February 27 the Minister for Children Lizzie...

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Nicole May

28 Feb 2025

Community

$250,000 for Wonthaggi Power ground upgrade

GREAT news, just prior to the start of the football-netball season for the Wonthaggi Power Football Netball Club. The club’s oval at Wonthaggi has received a $250,000 grant for various works to be undertaken as part of $1.4 million round of...

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Michael Giles

27 Feb 2025

Community

Don’t miss Marinus Link local work opportunities

GIPPSLAND contractors and suppliers interested in becoming part of the Marinus Link project were urged to register promptly, with many turning up to hear from project leaders and shortlisted proponents at Leongatha Memorial Hall on Thursday. Marinus...

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Andrew Paloczi

27 Feb 2025

Community

Sad day for the town with no pub

THERE’S-nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear than a town with no pub. They may be putting on a brave face but there’s no doubt local residents in Toora, and the many people who visit the town are missing their favourite watering hole at the...

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Sentinel-Times

27 Feb 2025

Community

Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to join merger

COMMUNITIES in South Gippsland and Bass Coast will have improved access to specialised care as Bass Coast Health (BCH) and Gippsland Southern Health Service (GSHS) merge into the new Bayside Health (working title). Recognising the benefits of closer...

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Nicole May

26 Feb 2025

Community

New dog high jump record at the Foster Show

NEVER before had the Foster Show seen a high jump like it. Scrambling up the face of the muster dog high jump faster than lightning young Kelpie Twix cleared 2.65 metres before springing into the arms of owner Andrew Bradley. An easy 1st place for...

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Sentinel-Times

25 Feb 2025

Community

Postergate: How Council is killing community involvement at Berninneit

THERE’S a deepening controversy over the Bass Coast Shire Council’s unwillingness to display handmade posters or pull-up promotional signs, created by Grade 5 students at Newhaven Primary School, in the Berninneit cultural centre at Cowes to...

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Michael Giles

25 Feb 2025

Community

Mobile pantry supporting locals in need

A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN initiative is making a difference for those struggling to afford necessities in Wonthaggi. The Wonthaggi Owl Ute, a mobile pantry run by the Wonthaggi Owl Women – a branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) – is...

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Sentinel-Times

21 Feb 2025

Community

Powlett River Primary grant recipients to enhance outdoor learning environment

POWLETT River Primary School (PRPS) has been awarded $298,909 through the Victorian Government’s 2024-25 State Budget Capital Works Fund, one of 58 schools selected to receive funding for building projects aimed at enhancing school environments...

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Nicole May

20 Feb 2025

Community

100 reasons to celebrate Wonthaggi

THE community turned out in droves to mark the first of many events celebrating 100 years of the Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre on Saturday February 15. It was certainly ‘On at the Union’ as the theatre came to life with a performance by...

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Sentinel-Times

20 Feb 2025

Community

Former Chief Fisheries Officer sounds alarm over cuts to Victoria’s Fisheries compliance

RETIRED Chief Fisheries Officer Kevin Brown has voiced strong concerns over the ‘proposed’ restructuring of the Victoria Fisheries Authority (VFA), warning that cuts to fisheries compliance officers could lead to disastrous consequences for the...

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Nicole May

19 Feb 2025

Community

Valentine’s Day for all abilities at Phoenix Rise in Kilcunda

KILCUNDA proved to be the perfect romantic venue for an all-abilities Valentine’s Day disco at Phoenix Rise a new $3 million dollar private respite complex on the Bass Highway. An initiative of Bass Coast Support Work Services the Phoenix Rise...

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Sentinel-Times

19 Feb 2025