Archive for June, 2017

Elli selected in Victorian team

THE Pony Club of Australia National Championships are being held in Toowoomba this year from the 18th – 22nd September. Elli Clavarino, member of Corner Inlet Pony Club, has been […]

EVERYONE’S A WINNER

WHEN Peter Gould went in to buy a pump from Ray Poletti and Danny Jenkins in Fish Creek earlier in the year he couldn’t have imagined it would lead to […]

Fighting fit and back on deck

THE Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien, has resumed full duties after recently suffering a serious heart attack. Mr. O’Brien said he had recovered well after taking the medically […]

FOOD, COFFEE AND ART

KERRY Spokes and Michelle Gibson both have grand plans for cafes in Fish Creek. This is great news for so many reasons. There will be jobs for locals and somewhere […]

FUNDING FOR FOSTER YOUTH ASSIST CLINIC

IN exciting news last week, the work of the South Gippsland Hospital Youth Assist Clinic (YAC), together with others in the region (Leongatha, Korumburra and Wonthaggi), was recognised with funding […]

GET READY FOR THE RACV GREAT VICTORIAN BIKE RIDE 2017

BICYCLE Network presented to around 30 people at a community information night held at the football/netball club social room on Wednesday June 14. It was an extremely informative session and […]

Great support for Pop Up and Op Shops

THE local community is still doing a wonderful job supporting Foster’s Pop Up Op Shop and Main Street Op Shop said Sandy Bucello last week. “We are overwhelmed at the […]

Hospital launches Annual Appeal

THIS week South Gippsland Hospital launched its end of financial year Annual Appeal to raise funds for patient care and amenities, equipment and preventative healthcare programs. Through the generosity of […]

IT’S UNANIMOUS MR. MAYOR

“RARELY do we hear from our towns on the outskirts of our Shire,” said Mayor Ray Argento. On the occasions that we do we need to stop and listen.” At […]

Saturday’s Farmers Market

Winter brings most of us a few extra challenges.  Keeping warm is one, and standing around at a market, especially if the ground has been wet, can be a challenge […]

STAR OF THE SOUTH WINDFARM – HOPEFULLY MORE THAN HOT AIR

THERE is a lot of buzz around Gippsland regarding the establishment of an offshore wind farm for waters off Victoria’s Gippsland coast. The general feeling is one of optimism with […]

THE MAREEMA – PERFECT BODYGUARDS

IAN Park has owned mareema sheep dogs for around 25 years. Before he got them, only 180 lambs from 200 ewes would survive. Now it’s closer to 250 lambs. Jasper […]

THINKING AHEAD AT PROM COUNTRY AGED CARE

WORK began on five new resident rooms at Prom Country Aged Care in Foster on Monday May 22. There are sixty funded beds at the moment and one unfunded bed, […]

THRILL OF THE CHASE

NEVILLE Clarke and Iain Duffus make a great team. They are commercial fishermen at Port Franklin. “My family go back over 100 years in Corner Inlet,” says Neville. “My father […]

TOORA LIONS WELCOME IN A NEW YEAR

ON Saturday June 3, Toora Lions Club held their Annual Changeover Dinner at the Toora Bowls Club to welcome in the new Executives and Committee for the coming year of […]

Categories