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Community reaps rewards of community banking
COMMUNITY banking is thriving in the Corner Inlet district and the community is reaping the rewards. Thanks to the growing numbers of individuals and community groups choosing to bank with […]
Council under fire over plans for ageing
MEMBERS of the very demographic they target – South Gippsland’s older citizens -are starting to ask questions of the shire council about the Active Ageing Plan and the Improving Liveability […]
Hospital team getting on their bikes to raise funds
THE South Gippsland Hospital team of twenty-eight riders and seven support crew leave this Friday for the Murray to Moyne relay cycling event. They plan to ride from Swan Hill […]
Prom View Lodge achieves accreditation
STAFF, residents and families involved in Prom View Lodge are thrilled and proud that the Toora nursing home has achieved full – three-year – national accreditation. The framed certificate acknowledging […]
Bravehearts brave Bass Strait
SEVEN game kayakers set off from Port Welshpool last Thursday, aiming to paddle across Bass Strait to Tasmania. The aim of the 300-plus kilometre paddle across the often-treacherous waters is […]
Fire Danger Period over (‘officially’)
THE Fire Danger Period officially finished at 1am on Monday this week (March 19) across the whole Gippsland Region, including the municipalities of South Gippsland, Wellington, East Gippsland, Latrobe and […]
Southern Prom tracks to open at Easter
PARKS Victoria has pulled out all stops in its flood recovery efforts at Wilsons Promontory National Park. As a result, access to the majority of the popular southern hikes at […]
Minister paves way for Prom Gate development
A MAJOR tourism development proposed for just outside the gates of Wilsons Promontory National Park is a step closer to becoming a reality following action by the Minister for Planning, […]
107th birthday celebrated at Toora
THERE were birthday celebrations on March 2 for the oldest Prom Country Aged Care resident. At Prom View Lodge in Toora Gladys Andrews turned 107! Mrs Andrews was born Gladys […]
Pledge to PCAC bears fruit
THE generous pledge made last November to Prom Country Aged Care (PCAC) by The James Charitable Trust came to fruition last Thursday, when trustees Dennis Belcher, Doug Evans and Graham […]
New residential land opened up in Foster
IT IS full steam ahead for a major residential subdivision in Foster. Developers Gary and Joan Wallis now have a planning permit for a staged 50-lot subdivision in the Varney […]
Planning clarity for South Gippsland
LANDOWNERS in South Gippsland Shire now have more certainty following action by Planning Minister Matthew Guy to bring forward the long awaited South Gippsland Rural Land Use Strategy 2011. “South […]
Foster Show is hot, hot, hot!
THE fierce heat last Saturday kept gate numbers down at the Foster Show, but organisers say a good crowd turned up to the showgrounds and, by all appearances, had a […]
Foster community to have say in best use of Pioneer Street land
THERE was a win for the Foster community when South Gippsland Shire Council voted at its meeting last week on the sale of the former Foster kindergarten site in Pioneer […]
Toora up in arms over a question of heritage
THE passage of the Eastern District Urban Design Frameworks through Council last Wednesday was anything but smooth – and all for its mention of ‘heritage’ in relation to Toora. The […]
100 years young
HER many friends in the Toora and Welshpool communities, along with family members from South Australia, helped Toora resident Una Camac celebrate her 100th birthday earlier this week. “I’m not […]
It’s show time!
THE 105th annual Foster & District Show is only days away, and the much-anticipated event is sure to be a crowd-pleaser, with plenty of entries showcasing the very best that […]
Wartime sighting in Foster of Japanese plane recalled 70 years on
We have long-time Foster resident Claude Trenery and local historian Graeme Rogers to thank for reminding us of an interesting anniversary: SEVENTY years ago, almost to the day, on or […]
Sale of land opens up possibilities for Foster
THE proposed sale by South Gippsland Shire Council of the Pioneer Street land formerly occupied by the Foster kindergarten represents an excellent opportunity to consider a planning blueprint for the […]
Good news for Foster and Fishy as Deputy Premier sweeps back to his electorate
FOSTER, Fish Creek and the CFA state-wide were the beneficiaries when the Deputy Premier swept into the district last Friday with a swag of announcements. Wearing many hats, including Minister […]
Peter Ryan launches CFA training package at Foster
THE top brass from Victoria’s Country Fire Authority (CFA) and representatives of brigades from across Victoria descended on Foster Fire Station last Friday for the official launch of a package […]
A park for the people, by the people
THE Foster Station Park is another step closer to becoming a reality, following the issue of a new licence from the Department of Sustainability and Environment, which now allows the […]
Fire risk brought home to Sandy Point residents
SANDY Point residents were given a realistic idea of the fire risk to their town when they participated in the innovative Township Protection Project last Saturday evening. Theirs was the […]
Port Welshpool Coast Guard to the rescue
THE volunteers of the Port Welshpool Coast Guard have had a busy time of late coming to the rescue of stranded mariners. On the night of Thursday January 26 they […]
New aquatic strategy holds all community pools equal
THE latest Aquatic Strategy from South Gippsland Shire Council takes into account the high value communities across the shire place on their local swimming pools. Council was left in no […]
Bass Strait gets the better of young adventurers
VICTORIA’S water police came to the rescue of three young adventurers who struck trouble last week before they had got far in their venture across Bass Strait in an ocean-going […]
Community bushfire exercise at Sandy Point
THE CFA will be holding a community bushfire exercise in Sandy Point this weekend. CFA’s Ivan Smith will be facilitating the exercise in the Waratah Beach Surf Lifesaving Club on […]
Prue Fleming is Citizen of The Year
PRUE Fleming’s invaluable contribution to the community was recognised during the Australia Day celebrations at Foster, when she was announced as the Corner Inlet Citizen of the Year 2012. Prue’s […]
Seven have lucky escape as boat capsizes
A BOAT carrying seven people struck trouble attempting to negotiate the entrance to Shallow Inlet last Tuesday. The seven on board the four metre boat, all aged about 14 to […]
Holidaymakers flock to Prom district
RAIN or shine, business has been booming across the Promontory district this summer, with food outlets doing particularly well. Rick Bromley of Bromleys on Main Café in Main Street, Foster, […]
Hard waste collection for South Gippsland
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is introducing an annual hard waste collection service for residential properties, following requests from the community. “The process will differ from what many might consider a […]
Foster’s Australia Day celebrations
LOCAL history will play a large part in this year’s Australia Day celebrations on Thursday in Foster. A display of books depicting and detailing the history of towns around the […]
District alert for fire
A GRASS fire on a property between Foster and Fish Creek last Friday served as a timely warning of the especial danger posed this summer by fires of this nature. […]
Sandy Point developer’s proposal provokes protest
Opinion is divided on the appropriateness of a townhouse development proposed for the popular local seaside resort of Sandy Point. The owner of the local caravan park, Chris Cope, is […]
Summer by the Sea 2012
THE annual festival of all things marine and coastal, ‘Summer by the Sea,’ began at the start of January and continues until January 22. Run by the Department of Sustainability […]
Funding to secure Stony Creek Racecourse
DEPUTY Premier and Member for Gippsland South this week announced $55,000 in funding to improve safety at Stony Creek Racecourse. The funding includes $27,500 from the state government with the […]
Schools proud of hardworking VCE students
HARD work has paid off for local students who studied the VCE this year, with some excellent results in the mix. Results, including an ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) for […]
Community grant windfall from shire council
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is distributing a total of $186,650 in community grants in the first round of the 2011-12 program. Chief Executive Officer Tim Tamlin looked out over a […]
Local RSL membership marching on towards 150
THE Foster sub-branch of the RSL reached the membership figure of 147 last Friday. This is a massive and relatively sudden increase since January 1 of this year, which at […]
Down and out
FURIOUS Foster business owners are vowing to seek compensation from Telstra following the sudden and prolonged loss of their internet service. The internet went down without warning at about two […]
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