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Michael
Giles

People flock to early voting centres in Wonthaggi and Cowes

VOTING has started in the Federal Election for 2025 with the opening of early voting centres locally at Wonthaggi and Cowes on Tuesday this week. And at various stages during the day, it was noticeable that good numbers of voters were taking the...

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Michael Giles

22 Apr 2025

Police

Police call off search but Punch Bowl fishing goes on

POLICE have called off the search for a 41-year-old Chinese national after he was swept off rocks at the treacherous Punchbowl Coastal Reserve on Good Friday. After recalling the police airwing at lunchtime on Monday, after four days of aerial...

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Michael Giles

21 Apr 2025

Community

Wear your badge with pride on ANZAC Day this Friday

THERE’S still time to support the ANZAC Day Appeal by purchasing a badge or donating online in the lead up to the annual observances this Friday, April 25. The ANZAC Appeal continues to support veterans and their families in their time of need. It...

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Michael Giles

21 Apr 2025

Community

Warragul Industrials win a cracker at Phillip Island

RIGHT up until former Norwood and Sandringham powerhouse Goy Lok found Warragul Industrials’ teammate Luke Walker in the goal square for the equaliser and minutes later put his team ahead with only seconds to go, it had been a pretty good day for...

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Michael Giles

19 Apr 2025

Community

So far, it’s $35,000 from San Remo for ‘The Kids’

THE San Remo community went all out again for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal with a progressive total from a range of fun activities passing the $35,000 mark by the middle of the afternoon. The big effort was a fundraising drive...

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Michael Giles

18 Apr 2025

Police

Police divers join search at Punch Bowl near San Remo

ALL emergency services resources have been brought to bear on an incident at the beach off Punch Bowl Road near San Remo on Good Friday with police search and rescue divers joining the response at about 12.45pm. It follows the death of one person...

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Michael Giles

18 Apr 2025

News

Libs, Broadbent put Deb Leonard (effectively) last

THE die is cast in the race for the Federal Electorate of Monash with the Liberals’ Mary Aldred and former Liberal-turned-independent Russell Broadbent both encouraging their supporters to effectively put independent candidate Deb Leonard last on...

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Michael Giles

17 Apr 2025

News

Gippsland Skies rules out Waratah Bay transmission line…

…for now! GIPPSLAND Skies, one of 12 feasibility licence holders for offshore wind projects off the Gippsland coast, has ruled out bringing the power cable from its proposed 2.5 GW project onshore at Waratah Bay. The company announced that it had...

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Michael Giles

03 Apr 2025

News

Developer calls ‘last drinks’ on Rhyll Brewery & Distillery project

IT’S ‘last drinks’ for the proposed Rhyll Brewery and Distillery, to be located at 11 Beach Road, Rhyll, even before the first barley has been malted. That’s the word from project entrepreneur Justin Jamieson who has reluctantly bowed to...

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Michael Giles

29 Mar 2025

Council

Bass Coast’s Berninneit still dogged by Passivhaus pain

BERNINNEIT, the Cowes cultural and community centre, has still not achieved Passivhaus certification. The status of the accreditation process was revealed by Bass Coast Shire Council CEO Greg Box in answer to a community question about the issue at...

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Michael Giles

22 Mar 2025

Council

Leongatha’s Memorial Hall is yours, what do you want to do about it?

WHAT should the council do with the Memorial Hall. Maybe you like it just the way it is, and a simple refurbishment of the toilets and a bit of scheduled maintenance is all that’s needed. Maybe you represent a local community group which already...

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Michael Giles

21 Mar 2025

Police

Gippsland’s shame revealed in family violence statistics

THE Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) released the Victorian crime statistics for the year ending December 31, 2024 on Thursday this week, March 20. And while the number of offences increased 15.7% to 605,640 in the last 12 months and the rate of...

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Michael Giles

20 Mar 2025

News

No thanks, Bass Coast to reject tourism ‘merger’

TOURISM in Bass Coast contributes $308.5 million in economic output and over 1600 jobs, most of that coming from Phillip Island and its world-famous major events. However, while it successfully hosts the MotoGP, World Superbikes and Phillip Island...

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Michael Giles

18 Mar 2025