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Chloe
Kent

WIN TICKETS: An intimate evening of story and song at The Union

WHEN Mark Seymour walks onto the stage at The Union Theatre in Wonthaggi this Friday, audiences won’t just be treated to a live concert, they’ll be stepping into a time machine that travels through four decades of Australian songwriting...

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Chloe Kent

08 May 2025

News

More childcare access needed

By Trent Westaway and Chloe Kent ACCESS to affordable, high-quality early childhood education is a pressing concern for families in Bass Coast and South Gippsland, and as the 2025 federal election approaches, childcare has emerged as a pivotal...

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Chloe Kent

29 Apr 2025

News

Don’t mess with our local weather station

YANAKIE Automatic Weather station is set to be decommissioned from Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Locals are concerned with one resident posing the question to the Sentinel-Times for the Monash candidates, highlighting that sailors, kayakers and boaties...

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Chloe Kent

29 Apr 2025

Police

Support, safety and change, we’re here to help

*If you are in immediate danger call 000. THERE are many parts to family violence and whilst there is still room to learn as new research is released, it’s definitely an area that has taken remarkable steps of improvement compared to decades past...

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Chloe Kent

01 Apr 2025

Football

Box Hill Hawks double header returns to Wonthaggi

THE Hawks are heading back to Bass Coast next month, and to kick things off, AFLW star midfielder Emily Bates was in town on Friday taking the 2024 McClelland Trophy on tour with a visit to the iconic Kilcunda Trestle Bridge. A premiership player...

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Chloe Kent

30 Mar 2025

News

Election date set, we head to the polls on May 3

KICKING off a five-week race to the polls, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this morning officially called this year’s federal election which will be held on May 3. The prime minister travelled to Government House at dawn to dissolve parliament...

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Chloe Kent

28 Mar 2025

News

Election date set to be called ‘pretty imminently’, according to the Prime Minister

AN ANNOUNCEMENT around the date of the next federal election is “imminent” according to the Prime Minister, who spoke on radio show Triple M Hobart this morning. “I can confirm that I’m not calling it today, but I will call it soon. I think...

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Chloe Kent

27 Mar 2025

Sport

Another flag for Bulega, a race one win for Aruba.it

IT WAS a scorcher ahead of the WorldSBK Race 1 this afternoon at 4pm with riders attempting to keep cool in any way they could ahead of the race. From ice on the back of the neck to ice packs under the suit, fans blowing, umbrellas were up and water...

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Chloe Kent

22 Feb 2025

Sport

UPDATED: Action sizzling on and off the track

THE action is heating up on day two of the World Superbikes at Phillip Island. This morning, the Australian Supersport 300 riders hit the track for Race 2 (1: Jordy Simpson (SA) 14:47.247, 2: Hudson Thompson (NSW) +0.018, 3: Scott Nicholson (Vic)...

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Chloe Kent

22 Feb 2025

News

Don Paproth named Rotary Club of Wonthaggi Citizen of the Year

THERE is never a dull moment when Mr Don Paproth is in the room, and it was no different this morning at Wonthaggi Union Theatre; that was even before he was presented with the Citizen of the Year Award from the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi. Fun banter...

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Chloe Kent

26 Jan 2025

Police

UPDATED: ‘Bomb’ drama unfolds at Wonthaggi Police Station

THE arrest of a 24-year-old man from Leongatha overnight by Wonthaggi Police has had an alarming sequel at the Wonthaggi Police Station on Tuesday morning when a bomb was found among the items seized during the incident. Police say the man tried to...

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Chloe Kent

14 Jan 2025

News

Charli Ogden named South Gippsland Young Citizen of the Year for 2025

AT THE age of 19, Charlotte (more commonly known as Charli) Ogden of Leongatha has contributed significantly to not just the South Gippsland community, but to the youth of our region. From 2019 to 2021, Charli represented South Gippsland at the...

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Chloe Kent

02 Jan 2025

News

The South Gippsland Australia Day Community Event Award nominees are...

THIS year’s nominees for South Gippsland Shire Council’s Australia Day Community Events Awards are Mirboo North Italian Festa, Poowong’s 150th Anniversary, Commemorate Flags Marking Veterans Graves, 2024 Fish Creek Tea Cosy Festival and 40th...

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Chloe Kent

02 Jan 2025