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Leongatha trio win a place in the state championships

LEONGATHA lawn bowlers Nathan Lovie, John Hall and skip Anthony Collier (skip) have won a place in the State Champions Carnival in Bendigo from April 3. Winning through the Southern Region play-offs Lovie, Hall and Collier faced a formidable...

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Sentinel-Times

37 minutes ago

News

Monash students get a taste of GP life in South Gippsland

Six Monash University medical students are getting a taste of life as rural general practitioners in South Gippsland this semester. The students, supported by Monash Rural Health, complete 18-week general practice placements under the supervision of...

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Sentinel-Times

52 minutes ago

Police

No such luck, you will be caught

A SMALL rescue mission last Monday quickly turned into an arrest, with a 48-year-old woman charged with three counts of Handle Stolen Goods, two counts of Unlicenced Driving, two counts of Theft, one count of Possess Identification Documents, one...

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Funding for coastal erosion, Silverleaves first, Inverloch and Tooradin to follow

THE Minister for Environment, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Minister for Outdoor Recreation Steve Dimopoulos has joined with the Member for Bass Jordan Crugnale in announcing that additional funding has been approved for coastal...

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3 hours ago

Sport

Trap shooter Mel Chapman wins 2025 Budge Shield

THE prestigious Budge Shield for trap shooting has been won by Mel Chapman after a thrilling day’s shooting at the Wonthaggi Gun Club. With ground work about to start on a new clubhouse and a new shooting range ahead of the Victorian State Ball...

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5 hours ago

Council

State outflanks councils as Latrobe City joins the fire levy fight

THE Latrobe City Council is the latest Gippsland council to join the campaign against local government doing the State Government’s dirty work. At its council meeting on February 24, the Latrobe Council voted unanimously to support a motion which...

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20 hours ago

News

Local kids attain Mediation L- and P-Plates

“WHY won’t my friends play with me?” The big kid has just taken away a little kid’s ball. The new student has been bullied. X keeps getting teased and called names. Y has been spreading rumours. And Z, you know, the story goes on! These are...

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20 hours ago

Sport

Big events and a huge demolition derby this weekend at Nyora Raceway

THIS Saturday Nyora Raceway will roar once again with a huge night of entertainment for motorsport fans, with extra entertainment being provided by the Inspire Change Crew in the form of Freestyle Motorcross and Freestyle BMX performances, and...

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Sentinel-Times

06 Mar 2025

Community

SJD Homes throws support behind police youth initiatives

A STRONG ongoing relationship has been formed over the last six months between Wonthaggi’s Proactive Policing Unit (PPU) and SJD Homes, the building company throwing its support behind police programs for youth. That is consistent with SJD’s...

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Sentinel-Times

06 Mar 2025

News

Local residents invited to learn about offshore wind future

LOCAL residents will have the chance to learn more about Gippsland’s offshore wind future at an upcoming information session, as plans progress for the ambitious Star of the South project, alongside many others. The session, set for Thursday 27...

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Sentinel-Times

06 Mar 2025

Sport

Rail Trail group relishes annual adventure

A KEEN group of cyclists stopped off in Leongatha on Friday during their ride along the 130-kilometre length of the Great Southern Rail Trail, having set out on a four-day adventure from Nyora and finishing in Yarram. Sentinel-Times chatted to...

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Sentinel-Times

05 Mar 2025

Emergency Services

Observant passerby limits fire damage at San Remo shop

A MINOR electrical fire in a shop on Marine Parade at San Remo last night, Tuesday, March 4, might have been worse but for the intervention of a passerby. Police have reported that a member of the public, walking past the building shortly after 9pm...

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Sentinel-Times

05 Mar 2025

News

Bass Coast Health to welcome 24 new nursing graduates

BASS Coast Health (BCH) has welcomed the first of two intakes of Graduate Nurses and Midwives for 2025. A total of 20 Registered Nursing graduates, two Midwifery graduates and two Enrolled Nursing graduates will join BCH over two intakes, with the...

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Sentinel-Times

05 Mar 2025