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Community

Chasing foxes and dreams at Corner Inlet

CAPTURING an elusive fox on Dream Island, tackling weed infestations and keeping watch over threatened beach nesting birds are just some events in the compelling story of the past year of Gippsland Catchment Management Authority’s Corner Inlet...

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7 hours ago

Sport

Knights charge past ladder leaders for the win

U12 White team v Drouin White team (U12B Competition) IT WAS a bright, sunny morning that saw Leongatha’s U12 White team take on ladder leaders Drouin White at the Knights home ground in the R10 fixture for the U12B competition. This was the...

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11 Jul 2025

Yinnar pressure too much for Tarwin

By Rob Popplestone THE Mid Gippsland Football Netball League was this week recognised as one of the most even and competitive football competitions in regional Victoria, but in round twelve the results of some big matches would also clear a pathway...

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11 Jul 2025

Emergency Services

San Remo SES says ‘thank you’ to all its supporters

YOU hear the saying ‘it’s a thankless job’ from people who work hard and receive very few rewards in return. SES San Remo unit controller Mandy Chancellor said a volunteer can sometimes feel this way; their work may go unnoticed by the...

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11 Jul 2025

Police

Two Bass Coast teenagers arrested after stabbing in Wantirna South

DETECTIVES charged three teenagers after a stabbing and affray in Wantirna South on Monday, July 7. It is alleged that an altercation took place between a group of teenaged boys at a shopping centre on Burwood Highway in Wantirna South about 5.30pm...

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Tigers roar back to claim Skinner trophy

by Rover MIRBOO NORTH regained the Ron Skinner Memorial Trophy from Newborough, with an 83-point eclipse of the Bulldogs, at Tigerland on Saturday. The match took place in idyllic 16-degree sunshine on a lushly green-grassed surface, where any...

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Community

San Remo foreshore not acceptable there’s got to be a better way

By Bruce Wardley CONCERNED over sporadic maintenance, lack of on-ground management and stalled improvements to the San Remo foreshore local residents and landowners are calling for a better pathway forward. “There has effectively been no active...

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Close but not enough for the Lions

STONY Creek, two wins from the league’s sixth-placed side and their weekend opponent Thorpdale, were well aware that it was a do-or-die clash for them. A win would provide a glimmer of hope that finals were still a possibility, a loss however...

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Local Business and Tourism

New Wonthaggi servo approved despite early opposition

A DISPUTE over a proposed service station in Wonthaggi seems to have come to a close, with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) ordering that a planning permit be issued for the project. The development, at 63-67 McKenzie Street...

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Bulldogs dominate under sunny skies

IT WAS sunshine, smiles, and serious skill on display as the Bulldogs U16 Girls soared to a commanding victory over Hill End on Sunday afternoon at the Kennel. With clear skies and the sun beaming down on a picture-perfect Phillip Island day, the...

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09 Jul 2025

Magpies rise to the occasion

DALYSTON recorded its second win for the season with a 49-point win over Kilcunda Bass on Saturday. This matchup usually delivers a tight contest, and the result did not disappoint the Dalyston faithful, who turned out in droves for their...

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09 Jul 2025

Community

First Ngangga Community Festival a success

PERFECTLY placed to celebrate NAIDOC Week, the start of the school holidays and the progress being made by Victoria’s Statewide Treaty Bill; last Sunday’s first Ngangga Community Festival was judged a significant success. Chair of the event...

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