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Veteran welfare on the table with Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs Tim Bull at Wonthaggi RSL

THE welfare of returned servicemen and women was drawn sharply into focus in Wonthaggi last week when National Party MPs Melina Bath and Tim Bull visited the Wonthaggi and Leongatha Sub-Branches of the RSL and the National Vietnam Veterans Museum at...

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Bruce Wardley

19 hours ago

News

A lifetime of achievement recognised in 2025 Australia Day Honours

INVERLOCH resident and former Mirboo North High School student Gaye Lorraine Hamilton has been made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division for significant service to tertiary education and to the community. A former board...

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Bruce Wardley

25 Jan 2025

News

Teenage lifesaver rescues two girls at Venus Bay

JUST one week after qualifying as a lifesaver 14-year-old Tom Walsh has rescued two girls from an unpatrolled beach at Venus Bay single-handedly. Grabbing a newly installed public rescue tube from Number Five Beach Tom fought strong currents and...

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Bruce Wardley

03 Jan 2025

People and Lifestyle

The countdown is on - less than 43 hours until the Bass Coast Wonthaggi Summer Agricultural Show

RETURNING bigger and better than ever the Bass Coast Wonthaggi Show has plenty to offer holidaymakers and visitors to the region this Saturday! Thousands are expected through the gates at the Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve for a spectacular line-up of...

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Bruce Wardley

02 Jan 2025

Community

Island paradise for rare marsupial off Wilsons Promontory

RESEARCHERS have documented a booming population of the threatened tiny Tasmanian marsupial mouse Swamp Antechinus close to Wilsons Promontory. A four-day expedition to two islands just off the coast Wilsons Promontory National Park by specialist...

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Bruce Wardley

23 Dec 2024

News

Absolute disgrace - wheelchair, cars gone in aggravated burglary

Gone in five seconds twice on the same weekend By Bruce Wardley A WONTHAGGI woman suffering from the rare degenerative disease called Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) has had two cars stolen from her driveway, one vehicle twice, in the same weekend...

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Bruce Wardley

13 Nov 2024

News

Inverloch residents reject surrender option on beach erosion

WE SHALL never surrender. Not so much a quote from Sir Winston Churchill but a battle cry for Inverloch homeowners who firmly reject the ‘retreat’ solution proposed in the Cape to Cape Resilience Plan to solve Inverloch’s beach erosion crisis...

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Bruce Wardley

08 Nov 2024

Council

Western Port farmers call for permit relief

FARMERS in the Western Port Ward of Bass Coast Shire hammered candidates at a local government election forum at Grantville on the rising cost of planning permits. With every seat taken at the Grantville Community Hall, lightning flashing over...

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Bruce Wardley

08 Oct 2024

News

Paul the Pieman brings home gold for the Aussie beef pie

GOLD, gold, gold it’s another gold medal for Inverloch’s Paul the Pieman. Fresh from the 35th Annual Great Australian Pie Competition, Chief Piemaker and Pastry Chef Mitchell Woods couldn’t be happier. “We took gold in the beef pie...

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Bruce Wardley

06 Sep 2024

Community

Sunny days ahead for Venus Bay e-bus

THE FUTURE success of community e-buses like ‘Sunny’ at Venus Bay and ‘Sandy’ at Sandy Point could depend on whether residents are willing to abandon their ‘car culture’ in favour of shared transport says Venus Bay Community Centre...

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Bruce Wardley

05 Sep 2024

News

No power, no phones, no internet at Fish Creek

FISH Creek and Walkerville have temporarily been left out of the twenty-first century. Stranded without power since storms lashed the area on Sunday and Monday, farms homes and businesses in outlying areas have been relying on generators and the...

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Bruce Wardley

04 Sep 2024

Community

NAIDOC Week at Inverloch Kongwak PS

DEADLY doors, possum skin prizes and a welcome to country by Boon Wurrung woman Sonia Weston enthralled students at Inverloch Kongwak primary school for NAIDOC Week. Proudly displaying first nation colours students listened attentively as Aunty...

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Bruce Wardley

23 Jul 2024