LEONGATHA is mourning the death of popular couple Alan and Elsje Moore, who were killed tragically in a car accident on the Bass Highway on Thursday. Alan, 79 and Elsje, 75, were the parents of well known cricket identities Shane and Brett as well as youngest child Linda. A truck collided with the couple’s car […]
ALBERTON Football Netball League recognised its most talented netballers last Wednesday with its annual vote count and awards night at Meeniyan. Korumburra-Bena’s Christie Hillberg took home the most coveted trophy for the evening, scoring 41 votes to take out the A Grade Best and Fairest over the runner-up, Stony Creek’s Jessica Gordon on 35 votes. […]
KORUMBURRA-Bena’s ruckman Mark Bradley has been named the Alberton Football Netball League’s Senior best and fairest winner on Sunday at Wonthaggi. The man mountain jovially took the honour and paid homage to the support from his teammates who helped get him the award. The count was right down to the last game with Bradley receiving […]
TOORA has come back from the brink of disappearing in the last few years, with more and more people moving into the area, rather than away. The supermarket is the latest success story. After unfortunately closing down earlier in the year, it is now operating as Foodworks, owned by Anish and Suchi Singla, who also […]
MEENIYAN’S Ivy Downs Stud was established in 1999 by Dave and Neralie Reynolds and is currently the largest Southdown sheep stud in Australia and New Zealand. Sheep and the stud really is a family concern, with children Mark, Belinda and Heidi all involved in the business. “We started with Southdowns and we have now branched […]
To recognise early abortion as a potential problem in a herd can be a challenge. In some cases it can appear as an unexpectedly high rate of repeated returns to service often with prolonged intervals. It is worth remembering a low rate of abortions is observed on all farms and three to five abortions for […]
YEAR 8 and 9 students have been given the opportunity to explore a career pathway within the agriculture industry under the Ag Taster program. The program is a partnership between SOUTH Gippsland Bass Coast LLEN and the National Centre for Dairy Education Australia , which have developed partnerships between schools and industry. The Ag Taster […]
KILCUNDA Bass has stormed into the Alberton Football League Grand Final, with a blistering first half of football that left Dalyston floundering. Ruckman Ben Law dominated the hit outs and the aerial contests around the ground, showing an aptitude for muscle work and gut running. Law was well backed by Ryan Fitzgerald, who was brilliant […]
THE owner of the Toora milk factory, Dajian Li, has denied allegations a string of tradespeople, businesses and workers were not being paid. The ViPlus Dairy boss also dismissed claims made to The Star that workers were paid cash. Office manager Marion Hannon said the factory was not in financial trouble and would start production […]
THE Korumburra-Bena Bulldogs will take on Dalyston this Saturday, after burying Fish Creek at Toora. Fishy was good early, making the most of a strong gale blowing to the inlet end of the ground. Consequently, the Kangaroos were four goals up at quarter time and looking strong. But the Bulldogs would also take advantage of […]