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Foster Pool opening times
The summer swimming season has officially begun at Foster Swimming Pool – so here’s hoping for some summer weather! All this week Foster Primary School is running water safety classes […]
With $6 million pledged, jetty is less of a long shot
GENEROUS pledges totalling $6 million have given a massive boost to the campaign to restore the Port Welshpool Long Jetty. Leading the backers is the member for Gippsland South and […]
Inlet corners council funding
“THIS is a really positive news story for the Corner Inlet area,” said Cr Kieran Kennedy, as South Gippsland Shire Council gave wholehearted support to the Corner Inlet Tourism Development […]
Major tourism project for Corner Inlet
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is giving consideration to a bold tourism proposal that could shape the future of Corner Inlet. Council will discuss the Corner Inlet Tourism Development Project as […]
Update on Long Jetty progress
REGIONAL Development Victoria (RDV) will host a community meeting next Monday, November 28, to update the Corner Inlet community on the work and findings of the Long Jetty Project Control […]
Toora farmhouse goes up in smoke
FIRE razed a 100-year-old farmhouse to the ground in Grip Road, Toora last Friday. Owned by Ian and Chris Dubignon, the house was tenanted by their son and daughter-in-law, who […]
Trust pledges $300,000 to Prom Country Aged Care
A generous pledge of $300,000 from The James Charitable Trust has given a welcome boost to the Prom Country Aged Care (PCAC) building project. President of the PCAC committee of […]
Launch of Foster Community Plan
FOSTER Community Association is calling for volunteers to carry out projects to improve the town and surrounding area. At the launch of the Foster Community Plan 2011 at the Exchange […]
Progress on channel for Toora Boat Ramp
THE publication of a public notice in this week’s Mirror signals that a measure of progress has been made in the long, involved process to get all-tide access for small […]
A way ahead for land use and urban design in shire’s east
PORT Franklin, Toora, Welshpool, Port Welshpool, Mt Best, Agnes, Hedley – there will soon be a guide for land use and urban design in these towns and localities in the […]
Communities update plans for Meeniyan and district
IF some local dairy farmers have their way, there could soon be an automated local weather station providing information specific to the Tarwin Valley. This is one of the ideas […]
Holes in shire’s red carpet service?
RED carpet, not red tape – an increasing focus on customer service. That, said chief executive officer Tim Tamlin, is what the shire council is aiming for. Mr Tamlin was […]
Council takes over Koonwarra landfill
FOLLOWING the dismissal of its transfer station contractors on October 7, South Gippsland Shire Council has moved swiftly to ensure that the community’s domestic and commercial waste disposal requirements continue […]
Green light no dairy delight
AUSTRALIAN Greens Leader, Senator Bob Brown, heralded it as “a big green day for Australia,” but the dairy industry has largely seen red over the successful passage of the Clean […]
Grass fires biggest threat this fire season
THE high rainfall over the last year has left the bush sodden in many areas, reducing the risk of forest fires this summer. A far greater danger is posed by […]
Local show going to plan
AS THE Royal Melbourne Show (September 24 – October 4) draws to a close this week, preparations are ramping up for the Corner Inlet district’s own show. The 2012 Foster […]
Today at Toora all is bright!
CHANNEL 9’s ‘Today Show’ helped put Toora on the map last Wednesday, beaming the national weather forecast out around the nation with weather presenter Steve Jacobs live from Toora Tourist […]
Prom reopening key to tourism boost
IN RECOGNITION of the crucial role Wilsons Promontory National Park plays in attracting visitors to South Gippsland, the State Government is giving Gippsland’s peak tourism body, Destination Gippsland, funding of […]
Fish Creek Primary looks forward and back with pride
THE focus was on Fish Creek last Wednesday, when triple celebrations were held at the primary school. Fish Creek and District Primary School, to give the school its full title, […]
Cheers all round as Prom reopens this Friday
THE excitement is palpable across the district with the imminent reopening of the southern section of Wilsons Promontory National Park, including Tidal River and many of the most popular walks. […]
Foster Community Association urges community to become involved
“THE Foster community is a great community, and it can only improve. Let us all help it do so,” says Larry Giddy. The president of Foster Community Association is calling […]
Premierships spread around – Seven clubs take the spoils
THE culmination of the 2011 Alberton Football and Netball League grand finals saw seven clubs come away with premierships with close and exciting matches in all grades. In front of […]
Coalition announces new Gippsland port development
A BREEZE and a burst of sunshine last Thursday heralded a new and much anticipated beginning for Port Anthony. Speaking on site, Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural […]
Back to back B&F’s for Foster’s Shaun Everington
FOSTER footballer Shaun Everington won the 2011 Alberton Football League senior best and fairest award and Peter Moore medal for the second year running when votes were counted at the […]
Senator Collins opens Prom Coast Centre for Children
THERE was great community celebration in Foster on Monday with the official opening of the Prom Coast Centre for Children. Several of the speakers remarked on the huge community effort […]
Senator Visits Sandy Point
Senator Collins took the opportunity of her visit to Corner Inlet to tour the site of another major winner in South Gippsland Shire of federal government largesse through its stimulus […]
Prom Country Aged Care building fundraising campaign kicks off
THE Prom Country Aged Care building fundraising campaign is off to a great start with more than half a million dollars raised already – and the campaign was launched only […]
Council gives green light to rural land use strategy
HISTORY was made last Wednesday when a majority at South Gippsland Shire Council gave approval to the Rural Land Use Strategy August 2011. Fittingly for a document which was developed […]
“The heartland of the Prom” to reopen for school holidays
PARKS Victoria will reopen Tidal River in Wilsons Promontory National Park on September 23, in time for the school holidays. Camping will be permitted and most of the roofed cabin […]
Senator Collins to open centre for children
PARLIAMENTARY Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations Senator Jacinta Collins will officially open the Prom Coast Centre for Children (Children’s Hub) in Foster at noon next Monday. She will then […]
More room to move? Rural Land Use Strategy aims to please
STRIKING a balance between competing interests in land use in South Gippsland Shire has been the driving force behind the Rural Land Use Strategy 2011. The authors of the newly […]
New coach contract leaves passengers holding on
IT TAKES more than three and a half hours to travel by bus from Yarram to Southern Cross Station in Melbourne – and not much less to journey from Welshpool, […]
Baillieu Govt backs down on library funding cuts
AFTER widespread community anger and a concerted campaign by local councils and local library boards, the Baillieu Government effectively backed down last week on its threatened cut to library funding. […]
Rural Land Use Strategy to be released today
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council will release its Rural Land Use Strategy (RLUS) on its website today (Wednesday August 10). The culmination of five years of research and consultation with the […]
What price our pools?
COMMUNITIES across South Gippsland are being asked to place a value on their public swimming facilities. Do they want the shire council to fork out for upgrades of ageing pools, […]
Children’s Centre opens in Foster
UNITING Care Gippsland’s Prom Coast Centre for Children in Pioneer Street, Foster, began welcoming children for childcare and kindergarten last week. Kindergarten director Suzanne Anderson said staff and children were […]
The big wet
ALREADY sodden South Gippsland copped another deluge last Thursday. Heavy rain fell steadily all day – 57mm was recorded at Foster and 58.5mm at Welshpool – and with the countryside […]
Road rage over crumbling highway
IT MAY traverse one of the most scenic landscapes in the state, but the South Gippsland Highway is looking far from pretty at present. In countless places the road is […]
Nine South Gippsland towns to share $890,000 Advancing grant
Nine South Gippsland towns will share a $890,000 Advancing Country Towns Program grant from a funding program aimed at revitalising Victorian regional and rural communities. The townships, in what has […]
A hive of activity at Wilsons Promontory National Park
IT’S been a busy period for the team based at Wilsons Promontory National Park as the flood recovery efforts swings into full gear. The team have hit the ground running […]
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