THE majority of dedicated people who volunteer hours of their time to their community are the last ones who want to be recognised for it. Bruce Campbell is no exception. In fact, the Kernot resident came close to turning down his nomination for a Queen’s Birthday Order of Australia Medal when he first found out, […]
RESIDENTS of a Leongatha street are outraged they could be charged up $60,000 to upgrade their road. South Gippsland Shire Council is proposing to seal and widen Gray Street, build footpaths on both sides, improve drainage and install traffic calming devices. Under a special charge scheme, residents could be left paying up to $60,000 each […]
A CELEBRATED South Gippslander offers his perspective on the region’s coastline in a new exhibition at Gecko Studio Gallery at Fish Creek. Coast – paintings in acrylic by Dennis Leversha will open this Sunday, June 17 from 2-5pm, and will continue until July 14. Dennis’s first exhibition with Gecko Studio Gallery was back in July–August, […]
FONTERRA Australia announced at its recent supplier meetings in Gippsland that it is seeking to grow milk volumes by at least 100 million litres next season to deliver on strong demand from its customer base. “We are gearing up to grow production across the board and to ensure we are delivering sufficient volume of product […]
THE Korumburra Football Club came back to life last weekend when a reunion was held for nine premiership teams. Celebrating the triple premiership of 1971, as well as wins in ’74, ’75, ’76, ’87, ’92 and ’97, around 300 people travelled from far and wide, and plenty from just close by, to catch up with […]
THE eyes of the world may have been on Venus yesterday, but the people of Tarwin Lower and Venus Bay saw an opportunity to shine the spotlight on themselves. The blokes of the Venus Bay, Tarwin Lower and District Men’s Shed hosted an event at the Tarwin Lower Recreation Reserve to commemorate the transit of […]
FORMER State Transport Minister Alan Brown is standing for Bass Coast Shire Council in a bid to replace the entire current council. He dropped the bombshell last week, saying he was responding to repeated requests from ratepayers. Mr Brown has gathered a group of greatly experienced high-profile people to nominate in each of the shire’s […]
PARISHIONERS from St Vincent’s Catholic Church in Loch have launched a charitable website, with hopes of bringing fresh water to Africa. Project Ochobo (www.projectochobo.org.au) – which was established to help the tiny Nigerian village from which it takes its name – was inspired by Father Joseph Abutu’s descriptions of daily life back home, and a […]
MORE parking inspectors are needed in Leongatha. That was the most common request of community and business owners at meetings held last week to discuss a recent parking analysis study conducted in Leongatha. In several meetings held last Wednesday, South Gippsland Shire Council representatives and AECOM consultants met the community to discuss the study. Council’s […]
PARKS Victoria divers have removed 129 Northern Pacific Seastars from the Tidal River Estuary since late last week. Operations officer Matt Hoskins said extensive searches in nearby estuaries, beaches, inlets, and in offshore areas have found no sign of the spread of Northern Pacific Seastars. The incident team also surveyed Shallow Inlet and found no […]