THE CLOSURE of Wilsons Promontory National Park after flash flooding last week could have a similar impact on South Gippsland’s tourism industry as the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009. Heavy rainfall washed away a large portion of the Darby River bridge, the only road leading into the Prom, as well as doing substantial damage to [...]
LEONGATHA Secondary College is unsure whether a planned exchange trip to Japan will proceed this year in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in the country. Assistant principal Tracey Summerton heads the exchange project and is waiting to make a decision on the trip. Leongatha’s sister school Toyama Dai Ichi High School was [...]
LANDOWNERS are still concerned for the future of their properties despite greater opportunities for development under revised planning rules in South Gippsland Shire. People packed the gallery at a council public presentation session about changes to C51 last Wednesday to speak of uncertainty and the risk of wasting money. They came seeking answers about whether [...]
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council may support construction of a 33m telecommunications tower that would dominate the heart of Leongatha, despite widespread community objection. Council will tomorrow night (Wednesday) debate the proposal, backed by council’s planning department. The monopole tower will be the tallest structure in the CBD. It is proposed for 54 Bair Street, at [...]
THE third armed robbery in Mirboo North in 18 months has prompted the town’s business-people to come together. Traders have been concerned for their safety after the Bendigo Bank and Meeniyan Post Office were robbed last year. Then last Thursday afternoon, the Mirboo North Post Office was held up in similar circumstances. But the arrest [...]
LEONGATHA has missed the chance to host 60 travellers willing to spend money in the town. The members of the Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia refused to pay fees to stay in Leongatha last night (Monday) and tonight, but will now stay at Meeniyan for free, boosting that town’s economy. The club’s Charity Safari [...]
HITTING the water at San Remo today (Wednesday, March 16) at 8.30am Phillip Island’s Amanda Drennan is swimming around the Island to raise awareness and funds for a 24 hour medical facility for the Phillip Island. In a first ever around Island swim this courageous 22-year-old dual Paralympiam will take about four days to complete [...]
ALBERTON Football League president John Schelling said that this season’s football preparations were “business as usual”. After enjoying a good off season, the league will be raring to go when season 2011 rolls around. “We’re going pretty well at the moment. Most clubs have a full set of teams and they’re recruiting well,” Mr Schelling [...]
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is getting ready to expand Leongatha southwards. As part of plans out for public discussion, Simons Lane may close and Parr Street extend west to the Bass Highway, with an intersection near the cemetery. A Transport and Traffic Impact Assessment Report has been prepared by consultants, looking to the next 20 [...]
ANGRY is an understatement. Kardella residents are furious about the location of a proposed new school bus stop on Kardella Road. With the Department of Transport refusing to budge on the site, residents have vowed to boycott the new stop. The bus stop is located at the bottom of a section of road nicknamed ‘The [...]