Council

17 hours ago

New councillor paints disastrous scenario for Inverloch

THE environmental and financial cost of not protecting Inverloch from coastal erosion “is far greater than the cost of protecting it” and that cost extends to the mental health of residents in the firing line. That’s the view of new Bass Coast...

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20 Nov 2024

Cr Rochelle Halstead is new Bass Coast Shire Council Mayor

THE new Bass Coast Shire Council has presented a perfectly united face to the community with a single nomination for both its new mayor and deputy mayor. Elected unopposed for her first term as mayor is Cr Rochelle Halstead, who was passed over at...

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20 Nov 2024

South Gippsland Shire councillors are keen to work together

NEWLY elected councillor from Mirboo North, Brad Snell, is amused his own election success coincides with that of Donald J Trump. And while he’s not aiming to ‘make South Gippsland great again’ he did say last week, at the declaration of the...

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14 Nov 2024

Only three Bass Coast councillors survive brutal poll

FORGET Donald Trump! That’s old news. There’s been a sensational outcome to the Bass Coast Shire Council elections with sitting councillors David Rooks, Leticia Laing and Les Larke all ousted by the voters. With former mayors Michael Whelan and...

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07 Nov 2024

Cliffhanger results in local council elections

THE USA election result is out of the way and now we come to the big ones, the outcome of the local council elections to be decided in South Gippsland at 3pm today, Thursday, November 7 and in Bass Coast at 5.30pm. Who will win? Who knows! In...

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07 Nov 2024

What will the government’s $8M grant do to Cowes’ parking?

A MAJOR stoush is looming for the new Bass Coast Shire Council, the make-up of which is expected to be revealed at 5.30pm this Thursday, November 7, after the Federal Government handed the shire $8 million last week for its Cowes Foreshore Precinct...

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04 Nov 2024

Schelling and Tessari kick goals in council elections

Rochelle Halstead 32.7% and Ron Bauer 34.9% also shine THEY might come from two different shire councils, South Gippsland and Bass Coast, but John Schelling and Brett Tessari have at least two things in common, football administration, and...

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01 Nov 2024

‘More public awareness of mushrooms is merited’ says Coroner

The death of a Bayswater woman after she and her son were poisoned by a homemade meal has prompted Victorian State Coroner, Judge John Cain, to call for improved public awareness about the dangers of consuming wild mushrooms. On 22 May 2024, Loret...

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31 Oct 2024

VCAT upholds Sandy Point Caravan Park subdivision refusal

ON WEDNESDAY, October 23, 2024, the Victorian Civil and Administration Tribunal (VCAT) upheld South Gippsland Shire Council’s decision to refuse the subdivision of 89 Beach Parade, Sandy Point, commonly known as the Sandy Point Caravan Park. The...

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30 Oct 2024

Council voting over, progressive results next week

VOTING is over in the Bass Coast and South Gippsland shire council elections but there were still a lot of votes outstanding when the last day, Friday, October 25, rolled around. In Bass Coast between 67% and 61% of eligible voters had voted in each...

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26 Oct 2024

Council elections voting deadline looms

VOTING closes this week for Victorian local council elections. Voters who have not yet voted are urged to do so before it’s too late. Electoral Commissioner Sven Bluemmel underscored the importance of voting. “Local councils make all kinds of...

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21 Oct 2024

How dogs took the lead in the election outcome

NEVER ask a question to which you don’t already know the answer is sage advice often given to young lawyers. And it seems Cr David Rooks was following that adage himself last week when he posed a question about an issue he knew had political...

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