POPULAR tourist destination Tidal River was finally re-opened to visitors last Friday, much to the excitement of Parks Victoria and Gippsland businesses. Not only has the campground been restored to its former state following the devastating floods in March this year, it has been greatly improved, with a brand new visitors information centre and fully [...]
A DUMBALK North dairy farmer was awarded a prestigious Nuffield Scholarship on Saturday night. Damien Murphy will investigate finance schemes around the world, which young farmers use to start building their assets in agriculture. While there is a Young Farmer Finance Scheme in Victoria, Mr Murphy would like to see a more dynamic program. “I [...]
FOUR South Gippsland-raised girls went from university students to part time detectives after their Brunswick home was broken into early last week. Nellie Heys, Chelsea Dennison and Denise Holton, all originally from Leongatha, were at home last Tuesday night when unbeknownst to the women, burglars ransacked the house they share with Emily Jolly, originally from [...]
WHEN State Planning Minister Matthew Guy rang Bass Coast mayor Cr Veronica Dowman on Thursday morning and said he’d changed his mind about rezoning farm land at Ventnor, she nearly dropped the phone. He had been due to gazette the rezoning that very day. His plan was to release the coastal Phillip Island farm for [...]
WE South Gippslanders are an unhealthy lot. Male suicide rates are high. Unintentional injury rates for males and females are too. Malignant cancer and cardiovascular disease are greater than the state average, with melanoma in males particularly prevalent. Females in South Gippsland Shire have a high rate of kidney cancer, and males and females in [...]
LEONGATHA’S Kaila McKnight is preparing to return to Australia, but the middle distance runner has a couple of races to go yet. She tackled a 1500 metre race in Morocco over the weekend, and is now preparing for a road mile race down the famous fifth avenue in New York on September 24. Upon returning [...]
COAL Creek was flooded with Black Beards, Captain Hooks and Long John Silvers for Pirate Day last Sunday. Around 450 pirates invaded the Korumburra tourist attraction for a day of fun, frolics and a bit of cabin fever. As always, getting into the spirit of the occasion were Coal Creek staff members dressed for a [...]
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council can learn from a critical audit released by the Victorian Auditor-General last week, mayor Cr Warren Raabe believed. The report revealed council could make major improvements, after the Auditor-General assessed the effectiveness of council’s business planning, and budgeting for capital works and services. The report claimed that South Gippsland, along with [...]
STATE Planning Minister Matthew Guy has infuriated Bass Coast Shire Council by rezoning coastal farm land for residential development. His decision has alarming implications for other coastal councils. With one stroke of his pen, Mr Guy has overridden a decade of council and community planning work. Municipal Association of Victoria president Cr Bill McArthur described [...]
