YOUTHS in Leongatha are calling for the town’s skate park to be updated, saying the bowl is too rough, too old and too boring. The 20-year-old skating arena has received a mountain of complaints in recent times, and youngsters have decided to make a stand. The Star spoke with around 15 skating enthusiasts at the [...]
ON the eve of the busy Christmas period, Leongatha traders are furious that five full-time parking spaces have been removed without consultation. The five parking spaces on railway land behind Great Southern Outdoors, near Apex Park, were removed sometime last week according to the owner of Shan’s Lingerie, Shirleyanne Wright. Mrs Wright took The Star [...]
A SOUTH Gippsland cheese-maker has won an international competition for the second time. Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese won a gold medal from The Guild of Fine Foods in Birmingham, England, with its Mossvale Blue cheese. The cheese scored so highly that it then out ranked all other Australian cheeses to gain an additional major winner [...]
WOMEN like Fran Backman do not come around very often. Not only is she dedicated to her job as food technology assistant at Mary MacKillop College in Leongatha, she also runs the canteen and is loved by the school community. Since starting at Mary MacKillop in May 1999 when her family stopped share farming, Mrs [...]
VANDALS damaged 17 vehicles at a Leongatha car dealership between Friday night and Saturday morning. Side mirrors were kicked off the new and used vehicles at Knights Toyota in Hughes Street, causing up to $8000 damage. Staff got to work Saturday morning and discovered the vandalism. “It was not a good way to start the [...]
LEONGATHA’S new hospital was the focus of this year’s Gippsland Southern Health Service AGM. President David Harvey was pleased with the busy year and is prepared for a hectic 2012. “This year has been a busy one and we’re now up to the difficult tender process with the Leongatha hospital,” he said. “It’s going to [...]
LEONGATHA Primary School battled hard last weekend in Maryborough, when they took up the RACV Energy Breakthrough Human Powered Vehicle Challenge. Bulletproof, Coyote and Road Runner all did well. But the kids had a big support network too, with teachers and parents pitching in to make sure the LPS competitors were fed, massaged, stretched and [...]
TOURISM in the local region is set for a major boost with millions being sought for a major Corner Inlet project. The South Gippsland Shire Council will vote tomorrow, Wednesday, November 23 on a bold tourism proposal that would see an injection of $1.5 – $2.1 million for the Corner Inlet Tourism Development Project. This [...]
LEONGATHA Secondary College centenary celebrations have suffered a setback after water damaged memorabilia over the weekend. During Friday night’s deluge, the ceiling of the old secondary college west campus library (which now lies in the grounds of the primary school) gave way, leaving archives soaked. Leongatha Primary School principal Rob Higgins was first on the [...]
WHEN Ken Lay was a young boy, he dreamed of one day becoming the Sergeant of the Korumburra Police Station. Unfortunately, he never quite fulfilled that dream, but last week went one better when he was appointed the Victoria Police Chief Commissioner – the highest ranked officer in the state. Mr Lay admits this role [...]