By Dr Louisa Tatton We still have a way to go SUNNY days, wattle bloom and the increased activity of magpies on the rail trail seems to suggest spring is […]

An opportunity to be in Conversation with Council Candidates

VENUS Bay Community Centre, Foster Chamber of Commerce, Leongatha Business Association, Mirboo Country Development Inc. and Mirboo North Times, and Korumburra Round Table invite the South Gippsland Community to attend Candidate […]

An opportunity to be in Conversation with Council Candidates, now Online

VENUS Bay Community Centre, Foster Chamber of Commerce, Leongatha Business Association, Mirboo Country Development Inc. and Mirboo North Times, and Korumburra Round Table invite the South Gippsland Community to attend Candidate […]

BreastScreen van “Nina” well on target

BreastScreen Victoria’s (BSV) hot-pink mobile radiology van “Nina” is well on the way to achieving her target of screening 700 women from throughout the Corner Inlet district during her current […]

Craig swaps council candidacy for podcast forum

A PROSPECTIVE South Gippsland Shire Council contender until literally minutes before nominating, Fish Creek resident Craig Privett has swapped his local government plans for offering a podcast forum to those who […]

Defibrillator installed at Mount Best

THE Mount Best Community Hall is pleased to advise that we now have a Defibrillator installed at the hall (5 Mount Best Tin Mine Road Mount Best / Toora North) […]

Delburn Wind Farm 2021 pre-development fund to support storm recovery

OSMI Australia and Cubico Sustainable Investments are calling for applications for funding from the 2021 Delburn Wind Farm Pre-Development Fund. The focus for the allocation of the $20,000 fund has […]

Fire destroys shed at Fish Creek

FIRE destroyed a steel shed containing gardening tools and machinery on a property in Lynes Road at Fish Creek on Friday afternoon September 3, 2021. Fish Creek and District Country […]

Foster Beach seawall repairs begin

WORKS to repair crumbling parts of the seawall at Foster Beach began last week. Older rock and concrete sections at both the western and eastern ends of the seawall, built to […]

Funding for Mental Health going to tender

IT’S not the thought of losing their jobs that is worrying Carlene Hurst Nurse Practitioner Mental Health and her Mental Health nurse colleague Sandra Challis, rather it is letting nearly 100 […]

Gurneys brew a new production shed

GURNEYS Cider of Foster has got another sort of brew well under way at their place – this time it’s a huge production shed that’s steadily going up on the Gurnett […]

Learn latest on COVID-19 vaccines at online forum

By Dr Trevor Andrews LEARN the very latest about COVID-19 vaccines and the value and purpose of vaccination at a free online community information forum to be held on Thursday evening […]

Pear Orchard Friends carry out post-prune clean-up

FRIENDS of the Toora Heritage Pear Orchard in Mill Street literally carried out a post-pruning clean-up on Saturday September 11, 2021. The Friends group worked alongside community volunteers and members of […]

State to appoint monitor to guide new South Gippsland council

THE State Government will appoint a municipal monitor to guide South Gippsland Shire’s forthcoming new and democratically-elected council. Local government elections will be held by postal ballot in October 2021 […]

VEC draws council candidates’ ballot paper order

A COMPUTER program developed by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) electronically drew the order in which candidates for the South Gippsland Shire Council local government poll will appear on their respective wards’ […]