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Our Community Bank invests in our community
LIVING up to its name, the Toora & District Community Bank and Foster Branch has distributed more than $28,000 to community projects across the Promontory district. “This is what we […]
Pearl Park Music Festival
Mark this date in your calendar – Saturday January 19th 2019 at Pearl Park, Foster. Definitely not to be missed. https://www.facebook.com/pearlparkmusicfestival/videos/1598985910203469/
Photography at its finest
Two internationally acclaimed photographers are heading for Warragul where they will present some of their best work and talk about the stories behind their shots. Mieke Boynton and Fiona Handbury will […]
Please support our Hospital’s Murray to Moyne fundraiser
Hi Friends, Colleagues and the Men’s shed on wheels As many of you will know, Mark Bowden and I have been training for some months to ride in the Murray […]
PROM COAST SINGERS REBORN
The Foster based choir known as the Prom Coast Singers was born in 1998 with Paddy Broberg as the musical director. They functioned continually for the next ten years and […]
Prom Country tourist app
Download iTunes store (iPhone) Google Play (Android) or use the App store feature on your mobile device itself and search for ‘Prom Country’. Discover Prom Country with the official app for the […]
Promontory Produce & Craft Market 2019/20
8.00am – 1.00pm At the Foster Showgrounds, Station Road, Foster. The biggest and best craft market in Gippsland. Over 200 stalls around the oval at the Foster Showgrounds. Sunday, November […]
Public information forum: Coal seam gas exploration in South Gippsland
An Exploration Licence Application by Leichhardt Resources Pty Ltd (EL5416) has been lodged with the Department of Primary Industries on 22/2/12 to conduct exploration for Coal Bed Methane, also known as Coal […]
Restaurant staff needed
Highly acclaimed restaurant/vinyard/function centre/cellar door with views to Wilsons Promontory National Park, requires a talented and passionate chef/cook and wait staff to begin in October. Two hours from Melbourne, great […]
Saying goodbye
FORMER Bromley Café proprietors Rick and Sharron Bromley are ready for their next big adventure. The official handover of the Foster business to new owner Nicole Holder occurred last Monday […]
Schools go back for 2023
Corner Inlet district schools have gone back for the start of the 2023 academic year, with most reporting greater numbers of students than were enrolled in 2022. Foster Secondary College […]
Seeking koala sightings & scats on private property
Friends of the Earth have been surveying and mapping the Strzelecki koala since 2013. These genetically significant koalas over-time have radiated from the Strzelecki Ranges to the Gippsland Plain. They […]
SG Shire Council sets meeting dates for 2024
DATES, the starting time and the venue have been set for South Gippsland Shire Council’s series of monthly, open-to-the-public meetings to be held during 2024. The new year’s meeting schedule was […]
Shine a Light for Parks at the Prom
On Saturday evening, November 2, we need you to join more than a thousand people to make a human sign on the beach at Tidal River, Wilsons Prom – a […]
Shire 2021/22 budget “in the black”
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council’s 2021/2022 budget is “a positive budget, one in which we are in the black” according to the municipality’s administration panel chair Julie Eisenbise. Ms Eisenbise, together […]
Shire council grants get community projects going
A WIDE cross-section of the South Gippsland community filled Council Chambers in Leongatha last Wednesday night for the 2013/2014 Community Grants Round Two Presentation. It was a cold, wet and […]
Sing Nowell Concert in Foster 17 November
Fr. Aju Varghese, the Parish Council and parishioners of St Joseph’s Catholic Parish, Foster, cordially invite local residents and visitors to attend the inaugural concert of Music for Advent & Christmas, […]
Small Business Mentoring Clinic
Are you or someone you know planning, starting or growing a business? Did you know there is a free business mentoring service available right here in South Gippsland? The Small […]
South Gippsland beaches are open again – effective immediately.
Thank you all for your patience and understanding. The Easter closure had the desired impact and kept visitor numbers low over the weekend to reduce the likelihood of community spread […]
South Gippsland Hospital IMPORTANT NOTICE – ACCESS UPDATE
Please note that new access restrictions came into effect yesterday across the state, as directed by the Chief Health Officer. Patients can only have one visitor per day, for no […]
South Gippsland Hospital nurses add to their Urgent Care Skills
NURSING staff at the South Gippsland Hospital in Foster are actively adding to their Urgent Care skills through the Rural Urgent Care Nursing (RUCN) Capability Development Program (CDP) under the auspices […]
SOUTH GIPPSLAND MIDWEEK LADIES TENNIS
Past two rounds of tennis have resulted in majority washouts in all sections. The rain is welcome but not on Tuesdays. Ladders after ROUND 11 SECTION 1 Inverloch Sapphires 51.5 […]
South Gippsland Midweek Ladies Tennis
Ladders after ROUND 12 SECTION 1 Inverloch Sapphires 56.5 Inverloch Diamonds 54 Bena 52 Inverloch Rubies 51.5 Wonthaggi Chooks 39.5 Leongatha 34.5 SECTION 2A Bena 63 Phillip Island A 61 […]
South Gippsland Midweek Tennis
Last Tuesday was lovely sunny weather for the 6thnround of the Spring Season and no wind. LADDERS AFTER ROUND 6 SECTION 1 Inverloch Rubies 27.5 Inverloch Diamonds […]
South Gippsland Midweek Tennis: Round 7
Nearly half way through the season and ladders are very close. Ladders after Round 7 played on 4th September a beautiful Spring Day. SECTION 1 Inverloch Sapphires 35 Inverloch Rubies […]
South Gippsland Secondary College investigating school name change
THE local secondary college is considering a name change and is keen to gauge the views of as many people as possible through a community survey. South Gippsland Secondary […]
South Gippsland Shire CEO Reappointed
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Mayor Clare Williams said “Council was united today in its support for thereappointment of Kerryn Ellis as the Chief Executive Officer of South Gippsland Shire Council under […]
STRIVE. SCALE. SUCCEED.
WITH GIPPSLAND’S HOMEGROWN ACCELERATOR PROGRAM Do you have ambitions to grow your business in and beyond Gippsland? Every startup requires expert knowledge and support to reach their potential, particularly if […]
Take care burning off as fire restrictions end
AS the Fire Danger Period finishes across most of Victoria on May 1, CFA has urged residents across the state to exercise extreme caution when burning off. CFA Acting Chief […]
The Owl’s Apprentice
Bring the family along to enjoy this enchanting puppet theatre tale of the Owl’s Apprentice. Not to be missed!
THINKING AHEAD AT PROM COUNTRY AGED CARE
WORK began on five new resident rooms at Prom Country Aged Care in Foster on Monday May 22. There are sixty funded beds at the moment and one unfunded bed, […]
Toora highway crossing a good idea but is a bad design
A PEDESTRIAN crossing over the South Gippsland Highway at Toora is “a good idea”, according to Toora Returned Service League (RSL) president Rod Coughran-Lane. However, the design and layout of the newly-installed […]
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