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Bendigo Bank bonanza for community
COMMUNITY groups across the district welcomed the Promontory District Finance Group’s grants presentation evening, held last Wednesday at the Fish Creek Football Club social rooms. A wide cross-section of community […]
BreastScreen Mobile Screening Service coming to Foster
BREASTSCREEN Victoria’s mobile screening van will arrive in Foster in September. It is important for women in our community who are eligible for a free screening mammogram and choose to […]
Do you know a local Doctor who stands out?
Every year, the Victorian Rural Doctor’s Awards provides local communities with the opportunity to recognise the achievements of regional and rural doctors and their families. You are invited to nominate […]
People power wins at Sandy Point and Toora
PRESSURE from the people has encouraged the shire to think again on the hard-line stance it was threatening to take on a fire refuge at Sandy Point and the boat […]
Major landslip closes Foster-Mirboo Road
RESIDENTS in the Ameys Track/Dollar area will be forced to seeking alternative routes to the South Gippsland Highway with the closure of the Foster-Mirboo Road due to a major landslip. […]
The wake of the water
THE owners of the largest dam on private land in the district are confident their dam is sound. Their confidence is backed up by Southern Rural Water, which inspected the […]
Future options for Foster Library
FRIENDS of Corner Inlet Libraries (FOCIL) are looking at future options for Foster Library because 10 years after it opened, this branch of West Gippsland Regional Libraries (WGRLC), located in […]
Great news for Shire!
GREAT news for South Gippsland Shire has come as a result of the meetings on Tuesday May 31 between the Mayor Cr Warren Raabe (accompanied by Chief Executive Officer Tim […]
Track drainage investigation funded at Stony Creek
THE Victorian Government will jointly fund a $280,000 major project with Racing Victoria to carry out significant drainage investigations at Stony Creek and five other country racecourses. Minister for Racing […]
Shire budget ‘delight’
IT’S a bit of a shock to hear an annual budget described as a ‘delight’ but South Gippsland Shire Council Mayor Cr Warren Raabe was serious, sober and optimistic when […]
Farmers’ fortunes fluctuate with fickle weather
GIPPSLAND dairy farmers are feeling happier than they have for a long time – and more positive than most of their counterparts across the country. Speak to some local farmers, […]
Community push has Foster forging ahead
A HANDFUL of hardworking community volunteers are forging ahead with plans to improve Foster. Their latest success is a funding grant to develop a management plan for the 26 acres […]
Sandy Point lobbies for youth, tourism and koalas
IT WILL be hard for South Gippsland Shire Council to ignore the desires of Sandy Point’s lively community as for the second monthly presentation session in succession, community representatives have […]
Community desires prioritised
COORDINATED by Foster Community Association (FCA), some 25 residents from Foster and district were joined by two South Gippsland Shire Councillors and two community strengthening staff at a workshop held […]
Funds in State Budget for roads, education and emergency services
ROADS, educational facilities and emergency services in South Gippsland are beneficiaries in the State Budget handed down by the Treasurer, Kim Wells, on Tuesday of last week. The Deputy Premier […]
Avalanche of rural planning submissions expected
A NEW draft version of the South Gippsland Rural Land Use Strategy (RLUS) will go on public exhibition for six weeks following a decision by majority vote of South Gippsland […]
High time to switch over to digital TV
TOMORROW – Thursday May 5 – sees the switching off of the analogue television signal across regional Victoria and its replacement with digital only. A media blitz has been in […]
Corner Inlet seafood wins sustainability stakes
THE health benefits of seafood have long been touted. Now there is another reason to plump for Southern calamari or King George whiting fresh from the waters of Corner Inlet […]
ANZAC Day in Corner Inlet district
GOOD crowds turned out for the ANZAC Day services held across the Corner Inlet district, encouraged no doubt by the superb weather. The first service was a 6am dawn service […]
On the front foot with ideas for tourists
IN THE wake of last month’s damaging floods, Prom Country Regional Tourism has taken a proactive approach to encouraging tourists to visit and stay on in the region. Last week […]
Plenty to see and do over Easter!
MARKETS Easter Saturday – Yarram Market at Scout and Guide Hall 8.00am. New and old goods for sale plus food and plants. Easter Saturday – Venus Bay Farmers Market 8.00am-noon […]
Prom Coast Seachange proves a swell festival
NOT for nothing have they been nicknamed the Dream Team! The hardworking individuals who make up the Prom Coast Seachange Festival committee last weekend notched up their third successful festival. […]
Visit from federal member
THE Federal Member for McMillan, Russell Broadbent, visited the Men’s Shed at Venus Bay last Wednesday and took the opportunity to drop in on some of his constituents in the […]
Premier approves $8.8 million for flood-damaged Prom
THE Premier, Ted Baillieu, has approved $8.8 million in funding for urgent works to flood-damaged Wilsons Promontory National Park to enable the popular park to be reopened for the traditional […]
Found property
A NUMBER of items have been handed into the police station at Foster in recent weeks and can be claimed upon identification by their owners. They include a fishing rod […]
First outing for pumpers
The new Foster and Toora CFA pumpers had their first outings when they attended a fire in a Toora house early last Tuesday afternoon. However, there were no flames and […]
Local history goes up in smoke
SANDY Point lost a piece of its history when fire destroyed a property belonging to the Pilkington family last Tuesday evening. The fire started in the old weatherboard house, which […]
Police report
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT A 47-YEAR-OLD Foster man suffered severe open fractures to his lower leg in a motorcycle accident on Dyrings Road, Foster, last Tuesday at about 4pm. Foster Ambulance MICA […]
Downpour deluge disruption
RAINFALL deluging across Corner Inlet district during the 24-hour period from Tuesday morning March 22 to Wednesday morning March 23 which totaled 370 millimetres at Tidal River and ranged through […]
Mountain bike champs at Foster
THERE was generally agreement that the Gippsland Mountain Bike Championships (second round) held at Foster on Sunday were a great success. Some described the tracks – through the Cement Hill […]
Police report
Glass doors smashed at Toora primary POLICE are appealing for information relating to an incident in which double glass doors on the new utility building at Toora Primary School were […]
Arty start for Foster streetscape
IMPROVING Foster’s streetscape was the single most important issue identified during the recent Planning for Real exercise in which the Foster Community Association sought ideas from the public to take […]
South Gippy looks at new ways with waste
WE ALL create waste, whether it be an analogue television to throw out, leftover food scraps, empty milk cartons, discarded packaging, a dead mobile telephone, garden prunings or a piece […]
Port Franklin history attracts huge interest
THE population (c. 120) of the little fishing village of Port Franklin swelled threefold last Sunday for the much anticipated launch of Neil Everitt’s history of the district. More than […]
Private development suggested for Victoria’s national parks
THE Hands Off Our Parks (HOOP) and Hands Off the Prom campaigns of the late 1990s could be resurrected if the State Government takes up a recommendation by the Victorian […]
Toora Community Plan launched
POOR weather saw last Thursday’s launch of Toora & District Community Plan transferred from Sagasser Park to Toora Hall, however it didn’t deter some 70 adults plus numerous children from […]
New support for country patients
AN INNOVATIVE new public transport trial for country patients with city medical appointments was jointly launched yesterday by the Parliamentary Secretary for Regional and Rural Development Damien Drum and the State Governor’s wife […]
Foster Show a crowning success!
SPLENDID sunny weather was like a jewel in the crown of a fabulous Foster Show last Saturday, with gate takings up by almost $3,000 and a spectator attendance of around […]
New owner for Toora factory
PBE Real Estate Foster is very pleased to announce that the former Bonlac Factory in Toora has been sold. The factory has been purchased by Mr V.J. Loumbos of Loumbos […]
104th Show embraces traditional and modern rural life
NOW in its 104th year, Foster Show combines the tradition of generations of people striving for their very best in of all kinds of ways associated with country life with […]
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