LEONGATHA’S Steve Riley has secured a top-40 place in the Dakar Rally. Riley was co-driver to West Australian Adrian Di Lallo and together they finished an impressive 38th outright in the marathon two-week-long event in South America. Riley’s car was one of the 93 to make the finish line out of 153 starters of the […]
ANOTHER successful year means that the Stony Creek Rodeo can be locked into the calendar as an annual event. Saturday saw the second annual Rodeo run by the Stony Creek Football and Netball Club go off fantastically. Over 4000 spectators flocked to event to see the high paced country action and skilful masters of their […]
THE Meeniyan Art Gallery opened its latest exhibition on Sunday, featuring the sculptures of Russell Petherbridge. He approaches metal with extraordinary skill and sensitivity, and creates worlds of beauty, integrity, humour, passion and joy. Visitors will discover a true masculine strength is gentle and soothing, and find that a strong structure and fluidity co-exist naturally […]
CAPE Paterson offered even more to families on Saturday when the Cape Family Festival was staged. The event at the Wonthaggi Surf Life Saving club was staged to raise funds towards upgrading the club’s facilities. More than 2000 people passed through, inspecting 45 market stalls all offering quality wares, with some stallholders travelling from as […]
BUCKING broncos, raging bulls and those who dare to ride them put on one fantastic night of entertainment at the Stony Creek Rodeo on Saturday. A high level of skill was on display from the competitors, with the crowd on the edge of their seats for most of the rides. In the afternoon, early comers […]
AN INVERLOCH family is lucky to be home safe after making the decision to leave their camping spot only a day before it was destroyed by the Gippsland bushfires. Rod and Tennille Hall were camping with their three children at the Montana Campground between Glenmaggie and Licola last week and without phone reception, were unaware […]
PARAMEDICS see some horrific things; things that regular people are lucky not to see, and those whose goal is to help people are often unable to help themselves. On January 30, Don Gillies, Mirboo North’s paramedic team manager, will shave his extra long hair to raise awareness of paramedic suicide. At the same time he […]
THE State Government has rejected calls to change a law that defines “repairs” as the erection of warning signs along damaged sections of road. Wonthaggi Traders Association vice president Patrick Barry and Leongatha resident Lisa Burge – who has made almost daily complaints to VicRoads over the state of the Meeniyan-Promontory Road – say changes […]
ANOTHER motorist has escaped serious injury after he crashed his car whilst avoiding a pothole recently. Leongatha man, Roy Mullens, was driving along Tarwin Lower Road near Meeniyan when he drove onto the roadside gravel to avoid a pothole and lost control. His Toyota Hilux drove over the bank and through a fence and gate […]
A KORUMBURRA tradesman was charged $1250 for failing to obtain the required building permit for a dwelling demolition. South Gippsland Shire Council recently prosecuted Michael Matthies for illegally demolishing two dwellings at 1 and 3 Ogilvy Street, Leongatha, the site of the new Salvation Army premises. Mr Matthies pleaded guilty to demolishing the dwellings without […]