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Windfall for waterfall
AGNES Falls Scenic Reserve is to receive $180,000 in state government funding to improve visitor facilities, with the works expected to be completed as soon as the next few months. […]
AFNL grand final at Wonthaggi
The Alberton Football Netball League has decided to play this year’s grand final at Wonthaggi. Only one club applied to host this year’s big day, (Stony Creek) so it was […]
Triple car collision
POLICE from the Bass Coast Highway Patrol are keen to hear from witnesses to a serious accident which occurred on the South Gippsland Highway just west of Meeniyan (between the […]
Council gives generously to community projects
COMMUNITY rage over rate rises was put aside last Wednesday night as shire councillors and CEO Tim Tamlin joined with community members in an evening of happy celebration. The occasion? […]
Watch out in school zones
DRIVERS are reminded to abide by the speed restrictions in school zones – or face stiff fines. Two drivers were intercepted in separate incidents near Welshpool and District Primary School […]
Council considering permit for Leongatha Aldi supermarket
THE development of an Aldi Stores supermarket in the centre of Leongatha is likely to move a step closer at today’s (Wednesday July 24) meeting of South Gippsland Shire Council. […]
Sparks fly at Meeniyan
THE annual Meeniyan on Fire festival sparked great excitement last Saturday. Huge crowds descended on the town eager to take part in the family fun day began at 9am and […]
P-Plate drivers not getting the message
AT 1.45PM on Saturday police intercepted a 20-year-old probationary driver from Leongatha driving at 123 km/h on the South Gippsland Highway at Agnes. He was fined $289 and three demerit […]
New principals for local schools
FOSTER Primary School and Fish Creek and District Primary School both welcomed new principals at the start of third term this week. Mrs Lorraine Gurnett, who lives in Foster and […]
Clean, green, lean or mean?
YOU now have to pay to dispose of green waste at tips and transfer stations in South Gippsland. On July 1 new fees of $10 per cubic metre came into […]
Two burglaries at Foster
OVERNIGHT on Sunday – some time between 9.30pm on Sunday and 8am Monday – there was a burglary at a takeaway food shop in Main Street, Foster. The unknown offenders […]
Foster Community Association – looking after Foster
HAVE you heard of the Foster Community Association? Are you aware that this organisation has been quietly working around town since 1998 to enhance and improve Foster? “Over the years […]
Rate rise reduced to only 6.75 per cent
FACED with a storm of protest from ratepayers at the prospect of a rate rise of 7.5 per cent, South Gippsland Shire Councillors returned to the drawing board, wrestled the […]
Policeman Mal retires
“THE people of South Gippsland are very good people, very resilient even in the toughest of times. Overall, they are very pro police and take pride in their police, which […]
Too many driving irresponsibly
IN RECENT days police at Foster have issued at least five penalty notices for drivers caught speeding in the local district. Other irresponsible drivers have also copped fines for a […]
Community the beneficiary of Community Bank generosity
THROUGH the generosity of the local Community Bank, a franchise of the Bendigo Bank, the coffers of community organisations and sporting groups across the Corner Inlet district have been boosted, […]
PCAC new build making good progress
EXCELLENT progress is being made on construction of Prom Country Aged Care’s new residential facility in Foster’s health precinct. The frame is up, the roof is on, and the builders, […]
Can’t get no satisfaction with Council?
THERE is little for South Gippsland Shire Council to celebrate in the latest Community Satisfaction Survey results. The 2012 results were nothing to write home about; the 2013 results are […]
Rate rise fury
RATEPAYER reaction to South Gippsland Shire Council’s proposed 2013-2014 budget has been fierce. At 25 the number of written submissions is a record for recent years at least, as is […]
Successful health precinct a combined effort
COLLABORATION is the key to the success of Foster’s health precinct. That was the message from the representatives of the three key health bodies – South Gippsland Hospital, Foster Medical […]
Check property dams in heavy rain
Southern Rural Water is warning all landowners in Gippsland to monitor their farm dams during this weeks’ heavy rains. General Manager Groundwater and Rivers Craig Parker said that consistent and […]
Draft master plan out for Foster showgrounds
AN UPGRADE of the oval playing surface and improvements to entrances, driveways and drainage are among priority projects identified for Foster’s showgrounds in the newly developed Foster Showgrounds Master Plan. […]
Fire destroys Fish Creek house
INVESTIGATORS have concluded that an electrical fault was responsible for a fire which destroyed a house in Harding Lawson Road, Fish Creek, last Wednesday evening. The owner was on holiday […]
Have your say on Housing and Settlement Strategy
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council planning staff will be on hand at a series of public information sessions on the council’s draft Housing and Settlement Strategy (HSS). The sessions will be […]
Sold on Toora
LIVE, work and invest in Toora. That is the recommendation of a glossy new brochure launched last Tuesday at the Toora Village Studio Gallery by Councillor Jeanette Harding, herself a […]
Transport Connections Project celebrates successes
COMMUNITY input has been of huge assistance to the South Gippsland Transport Connections Project in the six years of its operation. The project has largely come to an end, though […]
Appy times in Prom Country
Prom Country Regional Tourism (PCRT) now has an [mobile] app. The Prom Country app is available for iPhone, iPad and Android devices via the iTunes store and the Google Plus Google […]
Last chance to fight rate rise
THE deadline is looming for the people of South Gippsland to exercise their democratic right and comment on what South Gippsland Shire Council has planned for the coming year – […]
Help plan development of shire settlements
IF YOU have an interest in how your town looks and is developing, you may want to take a look at Council’s draft Housing and Settlement Strategy (HSS), which will […]
Petition calls on Council to drop green waste charge
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council’s decision to introduce fees for the disposal of green waste has raised the ire of more than a few ratepayers. Opposition to the charge of $10 […]
ViPlus revitalising Toora
TOORA is getting a new lease of life with the revitalisation by ViPlus Dairy Pty Ltd of the old dairy factory on the edge of town. A new partner in […]
Toora RSL clubrooms in tip-top condition
TEN years in the making, it was a proud day at Toora on Monday when the official re-opening of the thoroughly refurbished Returned Services League (RSL) clubrooms took place, and […]
Planning Panel hears from locals on C77 Amendment
AN interested gallery of 19 observers watched presentations on the proposed C77 Amendment from community submitters at the Planning Panels Victoria hearing in Foster last week. This Amendment to the […]
Shire CEO upbeat on state budget
“IT’S a pleasing budget,” said the chief executive officer of South Gippsland Shire Council, Tim Tamlin, of the 2013-14 Victorian Budget recently handed down by the treasurer, Michael O’Brien.”There’s lots […]
CFA warn to take care when burning off
CFA units from Foster, Yanakie and Fish Creek attended a fire in Yanakie last Wednesday and urge anyone burning off rubbish to take care in the placement of their fire. […]
Stage One of Rail Trail extension nears completion
THE first stage in the much-anticipated Foster to Welshpool Great Southern Rail Trail Extension Project is close to completion with the official opening due to take place in mid June. […]
Money making ventures? Council takes over caravan parks
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is to take over management of the Yanakie and Long Jetty (Port Welshpool) caravan parks. At a closed session of the April meeting, Council voted to […]
Unearthing the past at Koonwarra Fossil site
A TEAM from Museum Victoria and Monash University recently excavated a site near Koonwarra which has yielded many intriguing fossils, the importance of which may warrant further investigation. Museum of […]
Aldi expected to boost business in Leongatha
ALL the good points about having an Aldi supermarket in the centre of Leongatha were presented to a special meeting of South Gippsland Shire Council last Wednesday. Aldi Stores has […]
Council proposes 7.5 per cent rate rise
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has released its draft 2013-14 annual budget and is inviting public comment. Well aware how unpalatable many ratepayers will find the budget’s proposed general rate increase […]
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