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Sheryl
Walters

MDU eyes the win even as the Sharks circle

B Grade, Division 1 WITH a decent innings under its belt, MDU will be looking to dig deep next weekend to secure a win against Phillip Island. Phillip Island ventured out to the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve, where the home team won the toss and chose...

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Sheryl Walters

11 Feb 2025

Letters to the Editor

Local newspapers fly fact-checking flag

META’s plans for the removal of fact-checking services on content posted to its platforms and the government’s decision to introduce age limits for access to social media has brought a renewed focus on the importance of regional, rural and local...

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Sheryl Walters

04 Feb 2025

Letters to the Editor

Focus on the roads that need repairing

ON TUESDAY, a road crew of three with a vehicle carried out maintenance on barely noticeable road surface fissures in Silvereye Circuit, Wonthaggi, a road that is single lane and rarely used for traffic other than residents and visitors. While I am...

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Sheryl Walters

23 Dec 2024

Sport

A Grand Ridge Christmas visit from St Nicholas

‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the town, bells could be heard - Santa was found! He rode into parkrun to wave everyone off. What a beautiful morning! The sun was shining aloft. Fifty-eight parkrunners tuned into to the RD’s...

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Sheryl Walters

19 Dec 2024

Sport

Korumburra Croquet Club doubles tournament

THE KORUMBURRA Croquet Club doubles tournament sponsored by Elders was held in over the weekend of November 16 and 17. A very warm day on Saturday was followed by cooler conditions on Sunday requiring wet weather gear. Twenty-eight Korumburr...

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Sheryl Walters

29 Nov 2024

Auto

Corvettes, Chargers and Buicks

A FANTASTIC display of cars made the journey to Dalyston Recreation Reserve on Sunday where a huge team of volunteers put on a spectacular show, even if the rain dampened the final proceedings for the second annual Bass Coast Historical Automobile...

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Sheryl Walters

19 Nov 2024

Sport

Bernard secures Legends Title

PHILLIP Island’s Bernard Huigsloot was on top of the podium at the 2024 World Waveski Surfing Championships held in East London, South Africa. Branded as “Reef Royalty”, Bernard competed in the Legends category for men over 60 and secured the...

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Sheryl Walters

01 Oct 2024

Sentinel-Times Comment

Letters to the Editor

Truth needs to come out about Berninneit

THE development of the Berninneit cultural centre in Cowes has been shrouded in secrecy from the day it inexplicably took over from the development of a new Phillip Island Recreation Centre, on the corner of Phillip Island and Ventnor Road, as the...

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Sheryl Walters

24 Sep 2024

Letters to the Editor

Champion local residents

A CONSISTENT theme runs through many of the letters to the editor about the qualities local ratepayers wish to see in their prospective candidates for the approaching council elections. I think the following truism captures the essence of the...

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Sheryl Walters

24 Sep 2024

News

Favourite characters on parade for Book Week

STUDENTS dressed as their favourite book, film and game characters paraded for Book Week at Wonthaggi North Primary School last week. This year’s theme was ‘Reading is Magic’. Much loved children’s characters from Harry Potter, Incredible...

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Sheryl Walters

28 Aug 2024

Football

Magpies ruffled by the finals bound Cats

POOWONG welcomed Neerim South on Saturday in all grades of netball and football, with a large crowd in attendance as there has been all season. Great weather for football in the last home and away game of the 2024 season. It has been a good year for...

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Sheryl Walters

22 Aug 2024

Letters to the Editor

One job councillors, represent us

From last week’s article ‘Big brother oversteps the mark’ I am grateful we have one South Gippsland councillor, Nathan Hersey, who has taken a position against further surveillance in our community under the Electronic Surveillance Data Usage...

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Sheryl Walters

30 Jul 2024

Football

MDU dominates Mirboo North reclaiming top six

A MERCILESS MDU returned to the Mid Gippsland top six with a thumping 106-point victory over Mirboo North, at Meeniyan Recreation Reserve on Saturday. The Demons also collected the Owen “Spud’ Harris Memorial Cup, played between the clubs each...

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Sheryl Walters

17 Jul 2024