A NEW development in Meeniyan has the potential to increase tourism opportunities for the town and broader South Gippsland. Once complete, both the indoor and outdoor areas of the complex are expected to be significant additions to local and regional infrastructure. The complex, already home to the Meeniyan Art Gallery on the corner of […]
THE possible axing of South Gippsland Shire Council’s Home and Community Care program will disrupt the lives of elderly and disabled residents, the Australian Service Union has claimed. Council has begun exploring its options relating to community care in response to funding changes from the Federal Government, which are set to be implemented in 2020. […]
LEONGATHA’s iconic Daffodil Festival will be revamped into a bigger and more vibrant community event this year. The town’s Bair and Lyon streets will be closed for a street festival and market on Saturday, September 2. Festival-goers will enjoy market and food stalls, children’s activities, displays and demonstrations by emergency services, pop-up bars, and music […]
NEW dairy code of practice has been introduced, developed by United Dairyfarmers of Victoria, Australian Dairy Farmers and other state dairy farming organisations. The code of practice for contractual arrangements between dairy farmers and processors in Australia will create balance and transparency along the industry supply chain, with farmers to gain more control during contract […]
AFTER growing up on a dairy farm and heading to the big smoke to study and work, Kate Bland returned to the area around 15 years ago to work on the family farm. Since then, she has carved out her own business, which she runs next door to her sister Hannah’s farm in Foster. Hannah […]
THEY are three words that Gippsland farmers never want to hear consecutively, but GippsDairy’s Tony Platt is determined to talk about foot-and-mouth. Tony recently travelled to Nepal where he studied with the European Commission for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). The program selects veterinarians, industry personal and farmers to be trained in better recognising the disease and […]
THE strength and determination of the Poowong Loch Bulls youth girls’ football team led to its first win of the season in round eight. It was a big day for the Bulls, facing off against Inverloch Kongwak and celebrating Georgia Lightowler’s 50th club game. Before joining the youth girls’ side, Georgia played in the juniors. […]
CLUB racing started beside the Woolamai Race track on Saturday, and used what members know as the Glen Forbes gorge circuit. The course offers a variety with racing along the flats around Bass and Glen Forbes out to the Bass Highway before returning for the four kilometre climb up the Glen Forbes Road, and then […]
MIRBOO North Junior Basketball Association held its autumn grand finals recently. It was great to see the community support across all four grand finals and a great crowd for all games. The night ran smoothly with a big help from many volunteers. Thank you to Flynn Burgess-Pincini who was the DJ for the night. Thanks […]
FOSTER travelled over the Hoddle range on Saturday to take on the top side Fish Creek at Terrill Park. The ground was heavy after some solid rainfall overnight and the Kangaroos welcomed back captain Cal Park, his brother Gareth and their dangerous little forward Justin Smith. It was a big day for the Fish Creek […]