SOUTH Gippsland residents are facing a 7.5 per cent rate increase for the next financial year. The increase is to cover a $4.61m superannuation funding call and reduced grant allocation from the Victorian Grants Commission. Ratepayers are outraged by the hike. President of the Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry Darryl McGannon said it will […]
THE South Gippsland roads petition with more than 4000 signatures has finally been presented to local MP Peter Ryan. Mr Ryan was in Leongatha last Friday and made time to meet Marg Denbrok and Lisa Burge who gave him more than 200 sheets with the signatures on them. Mr Ryan, whose roles as Deputy Premier […]
DEPUTY Premier Peter Ryan and Minister for Education Martin Dixon were welcomed back into schools last week, after the lifting of a long time Australian Education Union ban. The lifting of the ban comes with promises from new Premier Dennis Napthine to finalise the new teachers pay deal. Locally Mr Ryan and Mr Dixon visited […]
“YOU reach about 100ks and then you throw them in sideways and hope you make it around the corner.” Seems like a crazy way to drive but that’s how Leongatha’s Dayn Bentvelzen took out the Gippsland Wingless Sprint Car Series. “Racing is an adrenalin rush. I get out of the car sometimes and I’m shaking. […]
Travis ‘Trucky’ Cameron celebrated his 250th game with the Tarwin Football Club on Saturday. This is thought to be a club record. Cameron joined the club as a Under 17s player and is in his 14th senior season with the club.
CHIEF Officer for the CFA Ewan Ferguson has presented Pound Creek Rural Fire Brigade’s Alan Price with a National Medal. The presentation was made on Saturday, April 20 at Pound Creek’s annual dinner at the fire station attended by more than 100 people. It is the second time Pound Creek has had the honour of […]
PHILLIP Island’s cry for a hospital to be reinstated was heard loud and clear last Friday when a massive crowd of some 700 concerned residents turned out in force at the Public Hospital rally in Cowes. Chair of the meeting Greg Price said the group organising the rally was thrilled with the strong support but […]
FOSTER is not a town you would normally associate with trams but lately some locals have been getting familiar with the transport icon. A team of artists and engineers have been had at work to construct the next public art piece to hit Melbourne’s CBD – a full size ‘stone’ tram sticking vertically out of […]
SOUTH Gippsland’s leaders of tomorrow converged on Korumburra last week to hone their skills. Tuesday saw students from 18 different primary schools in the region attend a conference while Wednesday 100 students from eight different secondary schools joined in the fun. These conferences are run by Grip Leadership and take students through fun ways to […]
A RACEHORSE owned by a Ruby family could contest the prestigious Warrnambool Cup on May 2. King’s a Star won the Stawell Cup on March 31 and the Traralgon Cup on December 9, both worth $50,000. Now the five year old gelding is vying for a spot in the line up of the $200,000 Warrnambool […]