GIBSONS Groundspread has recently added to its South Gippsland team with the appointment of Paul Battersby as a fertiliser sales representative. Paul began in the first week of March and brings with him nearly 16 years experience in the fertiliser industry and has been in the agricultural sector all his working life. He has also […]
POOWONG’S new fire station was officially opened by Deputy Premier and Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan on Sunday. Brigade captain Malcolm Blight said the station has been finished for around 12 months and was a great community asset. “We have 27 members, with 10 to 15 active members and turnout to around 60 fires per […]
DOLLAR farmers Colin Trudgen and Sally Ruljancich are certified organic and will this year be adding beef to their blossoming meat business for the first time. Colin comes from a rural background, and has been interested in the philosophy behind organic farming ever since he had the idea of buying a farm. “We were always […]
VICTORIAN farmers have recorded the most positive sentiment in Australia according to a recent survey, largely underpinned by continuing positive outlook in the dairy sector. And it seems that optimistic spirit is flowing in South Gippsland. The latest Rabobank rural confidence survey has found dairy farmers are particularly upbeat about the year ahead, with farmgate […]
A COMMUNITY event was held at the Wonthaggi Bowls Club on Sunday to raise money for three police officers injured in an explosion in January. One of those police officers was former local, Constable Varli Blake. Organised by Wonthaggi police officers, the event attracted plenty of people keen to help support the cause. On January […]
YOU Raise Me Up, the song performed beautifully by the Newhaven College Boys Vocal Choir at the opening of the school’s new Middle School last Wednesday, personified the elation shared by the college community at the occasion. McMillan MP Russell Broadbent declared the new school officially open. “Where music thrives in a school, you will […]
PHILLIP Island has dropped a bombshell on Bass Coast Shire Council, with the Stand Alone group reinvigorated in a bid to break away from Bass Coast Shire and re-establish its own local government body. Disgruntled Phillip Island residents are determined to make this work and group member, former Phillip Island Shire councillor Stephen Fullarton of […]
TWO scuba divers were rescued at Wilsons Promontory National Park on Friday. Three people set out in a boat from Inverloch towards Norman Island and Whisky Bay at 2pm. The two divers were in the water for 45 minutes, while a 65 year old man from Wattle Bank stayed in the boat. While the divers […]
MORE than 50 cyclists and their support crew took part in a major charity bicycle ride last week. This was the 21st annual District 201V3 Lions Ride for Sight, taking cyclists through West and South Gippsland and Phillip Island. Cyclists spent Friday night in the Leongatha Football Club rooms, following afternoon tea in Outtrim. The […]
A CAR was set alight at Wonthaggi on Sunday. The car was used by children as a paddock bomb. They lost control of the car and crashed into the scrub, causing the fire to start. When crews arrived on the scene at Carneys Road, they found the car fully engulfed, and a grass and scrub […]