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Fish Creek turns out on town sewage problem
FISH Creek’s community turned out in compelling numbers to attend a public meeting held on Wednesday evening March 17, 2021 to canvass local ideas and views on how best to […]
More new doctors for Foster and Toora Medical Centres
TWO more new doctors have joined the team of health professionals serving the Corner Inlet community at the Foster and Toora Medical Centre. General practitioner registrars Dr Jin Jang and […]
Gurneys Cidery cellar project scores $470,000 tourism grant
GURNEYS Cidery in Foster has scored a $470,000 grant through the Victorian Government’s $46 million Regional Tourism Investment Fund (RTIF). The money is going towards Gurneys’ current project building one of […]
Residents to advise shire on infrastructure projects
A GROUP of five South Gippsland Shire residents has been appointed to the municipality’s new Community Infrastructure Advisory Committee (CIAC) to give their views on future capital works projects. The shire’s administration […]
Meeting called on Fish Creek sewage
A PUBLIC meeting on what to do about Fish Creek’s long-term sewage and wastewater problems will be held in the Fish Creek Memorial Hall in Falls Road tonight, Wednesday March 17, 2021, […]
COVID-19 Vaccinations and Flu Shots
At the Medical Centre and at medical centres all over the country, a power of work is being done readying ourselves for the COVID vaccination of our communities. As you […]
Fish Creek CBD WiFi up in part
FISH Creek central business district’s keenly-anticipated free public Wi-Fi is up and running at last, at least in part, with a good signal available within a 40- to 50-metre radius […]
Foster opp shops open three days a week
BOTH branches of Foster’s Prom Community Opp Shop are trading three days a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and now on Fridays, too! The affectionately-known Little Opp Shop at 18 […]
SGHC Foundation helps build new rooms at PCAC
SOUTH Gippsland Hospital Community Foundation is helping to build three new rooms for residents at Prom Country Aged Care’s (PCAC) Prom Country House in Foster. The Foundation responded to a […]
New I pm start time for 2021 shire council meetings
THE rest of South Gippsland Shire’s open council meetings for 2021 will now start at 1 pm instead of 2 pm, beginning with this month’s March 2021 open meeting on […]
Treasure for all at 2021 Prom Coast Festival
A TREASURE chest brimming with plenty of activities for people of every age to see, admire, do, learn and relish will open on Friday March 5 at the start of the 2021 Prom […]
Council Caravan Parks to be leased out
Following a decision at Wednesday’s Council meeting, the Yanakie Caravan Park and the Long Jetty Caravan Park (Port Welshpool) will be leased out via public tender. South Gippsland Shire Council […]
Shire panel adopts new Community Engagement Policy
SOUTH Gippsland Shire’s administration panel adopted a revised and expanded Community Engagement Policy at the virtual open council meeting held on Wednesday February 24, 2021, the first for the new […]
Shire to lobby State for regional public housing funds
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council will lobby the State Government for funding from its Victoria’s Big Housing Build program announced in November 2020 to create more affordable public housing in both […]
Shire CEO invites community-minded to run as councillors
SOUTH Gippsland Shire chief executive officer Kerry Ellis is inviting community-minded, team-playing people to consider running for a council seat in the municipal elections to be held in South Gippsland on […]
Sister Rosetta Joan Wight of Fish Creek
Joan Wight of Fish Creek was honoured at the Australian War Memorial on Wednesday, February 16, 2021 SISTER Rosetta Joan Wight, one of 21 nurses murdered by Japanese soldiers in a […]
Fence marks start of Foster Indoor Stadium upgrade
STELLmesh fencing has now been installed around the Foster Indoor Stadium, marking the start of the South Gippsland Shire Council’s long-awaited $2.5 million stadium upgrade project. Contractors erected the temporary […]
Fence marks start of Foster Indoor Stadium upgrade
STELLmesh fencing has now been installed around the Foster Indoor Stadium, marking the start of the South Gippsland Shire Council’s long-awaited $2.5 million stadium upgrade project. Contractors erected the temporary […]
“Circuit breaker”… bring on the vaccine!
Precinct Covid-19 Update Foster and Toora Medical Centres THE virus continues to throw out challenges. As was predicted, there are many chapters to this COVID-19 pandemic story, although hardly a novel […]
Online Foster Show entries
WHILST the five day lockdown has put a dampener on everyone’s hope for life to resume as “normal”, it’s given people some extra time to bake, craft and photograph their Online […]
Terrific start to the Kindergarten year
Prom Coast Centres for Children services at Fish Creek, Foster, Toora and Welshpool have had a terrific start to the Kindergarten year. Enrolments at all four services are strong with […]
Pick a Toora pear or two and have a little fun, too!
COME along and pick a pear or two at the Toora Heritage Pear Orchard’s Harvest and Family Fun Day between 10 am and 4 pm on Sunday March 7, 2021. […]
TWO NEW DOCTORS JOIN THE LOCAL MEDICAL CENTRES
DR. Phil Worboys of the Foster & Toora Medical Centres said, “it is with great pleasure that we welcome two new General Practitioner Registrars to Foster and Toora Medical Centres. […]
SOUTH GIPPSLAND HOSPITAL
Presentation of Honorary Life Governor Awards HONORARY Life Governors have been appointed at South Gippsland Hospital from the time the hospital was established until 2007. The award acknowledges a significant contribution […]
Stanley Street Toora recognised as heritage precinct
Among a number of individual heritage buildings and a very few ‘precincts’, Stanley Street Toora will feature in a new publication, Heritage Places of South Gippsland, now being prepared by the South […]
Corner Inlet Australia Day awards
– Time capsule interred LAST Tuesday, January 26, Australia Day saw an enthusiastic crowd of over 100 people attend the official Corner Inlet Australia Day ceremony and also the interment […]
ViPlus Dairy Toora redundancies
ViPlus Dairy has made the hard decision to undertake some redundancies at its Toora factory. Thirty one staff out of a total workforce of 124 will receive a redundancy package […]
2021 South Gippsland Australia Day awards
SOUTH Gippsland’s Citizen of the Year for 2021 is Janet Auchterlonie from Dumbalk. Janet along with five other Citizen of the Year nominees – Kerry Senior, Marty Thomas, Meredith Freeman, […]
Still more buyers than properties in Corner Inlet real estate market
THERE’S still many more buyers than there are properties on the market in the Corner Inlet district according to local real estate agencies. The three agencies, SEJ Livestock and Real Estate’s […]
First Foster Pesto Festo the besto so far!
Manna Gum Community House’s first Pesto Festo held in Foster’s Main Street on Saturday January 23, 2021 was so popular it has been declared the absolute besto so far! Manna […]
Paul Greenhalgh appointed Chief Executive Officer at South Gippsland Hospital
SOUTH Gippsland Hospital’s interim Chief Executive Officer Paul Greenhalgh has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer. Board Chair Sue Pilkington said “Paul took on the interim role in […]
Prom Coast Festival
(March 5-8, 2021) ONE receives great joy from giving. That’s how the volunteer committee of the Prom Coast Festival feels about our efforts. We love working together to create memorable experiences […]
Foster RSL news and views
Sub-Branch History for the Time Capsule THE first 100 years of the Foster RSL Sub-Branch’s history has been prepared and lodged with the time capsule organisers for interment on Australia […]
A caring nudge to make time for routine health screening
SOUTH Gippsland Hospital (SGH) in Foster is giving a caring nudge to the wider Corner Inlet district community about the importance of making time for routine heath screening. SGH Well […]
Great results for all Foster Secondary students
FOSTER Secondary College’s 31 Year 12 students achieved great results in the 2020 Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) when scores were released on Wednesday January 6, 2021. Two students, Amity […]
Inside and out refurbish for Foster Showgrounds’ Exhibit Shed
FOSTER Showgrounds’ historically important pavilion, known more familiarly by generations of Corner Inlet district families and showgoers as the Exhibit Shed, is steadily being refurbished both inside and out. The […]
Five rescued at Prom
LIFE Saving Victoria General Manager Lifesaving Services Liam Krige said, “At about 12.20pm on Sunday, January 10, Life Saving Victoria was called to assist five people stranded on Norman island, west of Leonard […]
Where is your Time Capsule envelope?
WITH only one week to go for the return of the envelopes for the 2070 Time Capsule I am most concerned that people have forgotten to fill and return their […]
GIANT STEP FOR RYAN
LAST Wednesday was the longest day of Ryan Angwin’s life waiting to see if he would be drafted to an AFL club. His lifelong dream came true at about 8.30pm […]
Uncertainty continues with mask rules
TO mask, or not to mask, that is the question, with apologies to English playwright William Shakespeare, for paraphrasing his famous soliloquy from Hamlet. The latest Victorian Department of Health and […]
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