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Covid from the inside
A personal reflection. LAST week I was in quarantine for a week. Last week I had COVID. I thought I would share my experience of it. Because, frankly, I wouldn’t […]
Paul Harris Fellowship
LAST Thursday Foster Rotarians Rod Lomax and Bruce Standfield presented past member Leonie Clyne with Rotary’s highest award, a Paul Harris Fellowship, for service to the community. Leonie took on […]
Foster Medical Centre COVID Update
COVID-19 Test, Trace, Isolate, Quarantine (TTIQ) National Protocols OMICRON has rapidly changed the Australian coronavirus landscape and I read somewhere that we are now the world leaders in rate of change […]
Fire restrictions announced for South Gippsland
The Fire Danger Period began at 01.00am on Monday, January 10 for the following municipalities in CFA’s South West Region: • South Gippsland Shire • Wellington Shire • Mornington Peninsula […]
Chamber thanks locals, visitors for good summer trading
FOSTER Chamber of Commerce and Industry members have thanked both local people and visitors holidaying throughout the Wilsons Promontory area for shopping locally, resulting in good summer trading so far […]
A streaming Christmas for The Hub
A STEADY south-westerly breeze had brightly-coloured paper streamers streaming sideways in the playground at Sagasser Park in Toora last Thursday December 16, 2021 during The Hub members’ Christmas gathering. Parents, grandparents, carers, […]
Merry Christmas from the Mirror
AS 2021 draws to an end, it’s time to sit back and reflect on what has been another different and difficult year for most of us. COVID-19 again has played havoc […]
COVID outbreak at PGL Camp Rumbug
Statement from PGL Adventure Camps: PGL has hosted 40 different schools and 2400 students at our sites in Victoria since school camps were allowed back in November 2021. We have been […]
“Priceless” guns stolen from Foster Museum
Four antique guns, of “priceless” historical value and provenance, as well as three bullet moulds and a silver shooting trophy, have been stolen from the Council Room inside the Foster […]
Holiday arrangements
WITH 2021 quickly coming to the end and with Christmas just around the corner The Mirror will be publishing the next two Wednesdays, December 22 and 29. Any news, sporting […]
Hospital healing garden starts to grow
HUNDREDS of young Australian indigenous plants are starting to grow in the new healing garden just established in the grounds of the South Gippsland Hospital (SGH) in Foster. Flowering shrubs and […]
Historical Society marks new exhibition, loyal members
A NEW exhibition now on show after a year of preparation and the loyalty and service of two long-term members were marked by the Foster and District Historical Society Inc. […]
Swim again in Foster pools from Saturday
DIG out your bathers, boardies, togs or cossies ready to swim and play again in Foster’s public pools in Reserve Street when the 2021-2022 season starts from 12 noon this […]
It’s raining awards in South Gippsland!
OVER the past few weeks, we have seen strong representation from South Gippsland in a range of award ceremonies. South Gippsland Shire would firstly like to congratulate Marty Thomas — […]
Mayoral chair for Mohya
JUST-ELECTED South Gippsland Shire Coastal-Promontory Ward Councillor Mohya Davies of Foster has accepted a special place to sit for the next year – in the chair reserved for the Mayor of […]
RHSV award for Prom district tramlines book
A METICULOUS and generously illustrated book on South Gippsland’s early tramlines has won the History Publication category of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria’s (RHSV) 2021 Victorian Community History Awards. In the […]
“A new collegiality” for SG Shire Council
EIGHT fresh faces plus one with a fair degree of previous local government experience now fill the nine places in the South Gippsland Shire Council chamber, following the official declaration of […]
New shire councillors declared this week
SOUTH Gippsland Shire’s nine newly-elected councillors were to be officially declared at the Leongatha Memorial Hall at 1.30 pm on Tuesday November 9, 2021, only a few hours after this […]
State appoints municipal monitor to South Gippsland
THE State Government has appointed a municipal monitor to the South Gippsland Shire Council to “help guide good governance and help forge its strong future”. Victorian Local Government Minister Shaun […]
Manna Gum Community Lounge opens again
THERE’S not very many things that are more heart-warming than a cuppa, a slice or two of homemade cake and lively conversations with like-minded sorts, just like you’ll find in the […]
Latest Heesco Town mural honours local Mongolians
WHEN world renowned street artist Heesco Khosnaran was asked to come and paint murals in Yarram, he had no idea that he wasn’t the only Mongolian in the area. Local […]
Ballot pack explanation
THE Mirror received this explanation from Sue Lang, Director Communication and Engagement of the Victorian Electoral Commission late last week: The great news is that with the swift action by […]
Prom Country Aged Care Life Membership Award to Sandy Bucello
MANY Foster residents will know Sandy through her numerous business and community roles over the many decades since she moved to the area. Not everyone will be aware of the […]
Three voting days left for shire election
Only three days are left before voting in the South Gippsland Shire Council’s postal general election officially closes at 6 pm this Friday October 29, 2021. All eligible voters’ completed […]
Administrators bid shire farewell
THE three members of South Gippsland Shire Council’s Victorian Government-appointed administration panel bid the municipality farewell on Wednesday October 20, 2021 at the end of their 28-month term of office. […]
Additional open hours at the Foster Centrelink Agency to meet high demand
THE Centrelink and Medicare Agency at Manna Gum Community House in Foster is experiencing high demand for requests to obtain a COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate. “The number of people coming to […]
Vaccination rates locally remain excellent
Foster and Toora Medical Centres IT was fabulous to see all the joy in people at the end of lockdown in Melbourne. Our city friends have endured onerous restrictions for […]
Lost ballot packs force election voting extension
THE loss of almost one third of the ballot packs for the South Gippsland Shire Council election has forced the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) to extend the close of voting […]
$28,367 for the Sandy Point Summer Series
SANDY Point Music have been successful in securing $28,367 for the Sandy Point Summer Series under Round 3 of the Live Music Australia Program. This critical funding will support the Sandy […]
SG Highway side road speed signs installed
TWO pairs of new speed limit road signs have appeared on the South Gippsland Highway at Foster, located on either side of where the highway intersects with the Fish Creek-Foster […]
Two Op-Shops become one
THE Little Op Shop at 18 Main Street is moving to join the Prom Community Op Shop at 78 Main street or affectionately known as the Garage. The two Prom […]
Nelsons Cutting on SG Highway
VICTORIA Police, the Victorian State Emergency Service (VICSES) Foster Unit, and VicRoads’ contractors turned out very early on Friday morning October 8, 2021 to a landslide at Nelsons Cutting on the […]
Housing crisis open letter draws quick community response
AN open letter sent recently to every Corner Inlet household appealing for ideas on how to fix the district’s “growing housing crisis” has already drawn a quick response from the […]
To market, to market … then snap up opp shop bargains!
FOSTER’S two opportunity shops, the Garage Sale Outlet (GSO) and The Little Opp Shop, have re-opened for business again on three week days, and on Farmers’ Market Saturday mornings, too! The […]
Quiet optimism growing
THE COVID-19 cases in Traralgon and subsequent lockdown there illustrate again how difficult it is to contain the delta variant. It is only a matter of time before it is […]
VEC draws council candidates’ ballot paper order
A COMPUTER program developed by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) electronically drew the order in which candidates for the South Gippsland Shire Council local government poll will appear on their respective wards’ […]
An opportunity to be in Conversation with Council Candidates, now Online
VENUS Bay Community Centre, Foster Chamber of Commerce, Leongatha Business Association, Mirboo Country Development Inc. and Mirboo North Times, and Korumburra Round Table invite the South Gippsland Community to attend Candidate […]
Delburn Wind Farm 2021 pre-development fund to support storm recovery
OSMI Australia and Cubico Sustainable Investments are calling for applications for funding from the 2021 Delburn Wind Farm Pre-Development Fund. The focus for the allocation of the $20,000 fund has […]
Craig swaps council candidacy for podcast forum
A PROSPECTIVE South Gippsland Shire Council contender until literally minutes before nominating, Fish Creek resident Craig Privett has swapped his local government plans for offering a podcast forum to those who […]
State to appoint monitor to guide new South Gippsland council
THE State Government will appoint a municipal monitor to guide South Gippsland Shire’s forthcoming new and democratically-elected council. Local government elections will be held by postal ballot in October 2021 […]
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