THE Dumbalk Relay for Life, held last weekend, will raise more than $32,000 for cancer research. One of the organisers, Walter Aitch, said the event, the seventh Relay in South Gippsland had been a great success, with 20 teams and a total of 385 people registering. About 140 of those did so on the weekend. [...]
COAL Creek once again became a stage for actors on Thursday and Sunday. Feature movie The Stolen was filmed in the Korumburra park with a number of local actors frocking up for the World War One based production. Around 30 local actors donned costumes to fit the period and paraded around the park. The film [...]
MARILYN Mackie of Meeniyan CWA won the individual aggregate at the Gippsland Hills Group 59th exhibition of handicrafts, art and home industries. Maryke Dann of Bena came second and Patricia Griggs of Inverloch CWA third. Their work, together with that of many others, was on display in the Inverloch Community Hub last Friday and Saturday. [...]
LEONGATHA author Brian S Overmass’ newest work, V is for Justice, reads like a classic Tom Clancy thriller. But in many ways it is anything but, for it boasts a fantastical twist that pushes into the realms of science fiction. Whatever genre the novel fits into, it’s a ripping good yarn. Brian’s first novel, Roul, [...]
ANNIKA Ruokolahti had travelled from Finland to take part in a 12 month exchange, as part of Rotary’s student exchange program. “I never thought I would do an exchange, but then my sister did one a couple of years ago to Sydney and she kind of talked me into it,” she said. “I have always [...]
GARDEN enthusiasts admired the stunning property Springbank at Mardan on Sunday. A garden party was held at the home of Pauline and David John as part of a joint event between the Leongatha Rotary Club and Meeniyan Art Gallery. The five acre property surrounds a Tuscan style house and the garden is based on formal [...]
Councillors galore: more than 50 former councillors of the South Gippsland Shire Council, pre and post-amalgamation, reminisced about their times at the council table on Friday. The former local government leaders gathered at the Leongatha RSL for the reunion and received certificate of recognitions for their hard work from current mayor Cr Kieran Kennedy.
THE tradition of the garden party has been resurrected. In conjunction with the Leongatha Rotary Club and the Meeniyan Art Gallery, an event will be held at Springbank at Mardan this Sunday, April 14 from 11am-4pm. The five acre property owned by Pauline and David John surrounds a Tuscan style house and the garden is [...]
WIND turbines and solar energy may be the most obvious ways of caring for Earth but the South Gippsland Sustainability Festival on Sunday revealed a few more. Worm farms, growing vegetables and producing honey at home were all ways of living a sustainable lifestyle, according to stallholders at the annual festival at Coal Creek Community [...]
