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Milk shake-up: MG jobs to go
FORTY jobs – equivalent to about ten per cent of the workforce – are to go from the Murray Goulburn factory at Leongatha as part of an organisation-wide change program [...]
Federal government promises better roadside facilities
THE 2012/13 Federal Budget includes extra funding to continue the rollout of new, modern rest stops and other roadside facilities for a further seven years until 2019. “We’re adding to [...]
Planning a future for Fishy and Buffalo
STREETSCAPING, community gardens, special events and waste water management were given top priority at a recent community plan workshop for the Buffalo and Fish Creek communities. The workshop at Fish [...]
Shire on the right track to progress priority projects
PROGRESS is powering ahead on an alternative heavy vehicle route through Leongatha. Construction will begin shortly on an extension of the Great Southern Rail Trail from Foster to Welshpool. Construction [...]
$20,000 to link South Gippsland’s farmers’ markets
THE Victorian government is supporting with funding of $20,000 a project to link South Gippsland’s three farmers’ markets. Announcing the funding injection, Deputy Premier and Member for Gippsland South Peter [...]
South Gippsland welcomes Governor
SOUTH Gippsland was at its green and sparkling best last Thursday for the visit of the Victorian Governor, the Honourable Alex Chernov AC QC and Mrs Chernov. South Gippsland Mayor, [...]
South Gippsland supports Bass Coast action on coal seam gas
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has added its voice to that of Bass Coast Shire Council in a plea for Victoria-wide action on coal seam gas exploration and mining. Bass Coast [...]
All eyes on the winners at the Portrait Prize
THERE has been much public interest in the seventh annual Great Southern Portrait Prize exhibition which opened last month at Stockyard Gallery, Foster. Speculation has been rife on who the [...]
Shire debt dives in prudent Budget
BACK in 2003/04 South Gippsland Shire Council had outstanding borrowings of $13.51 million. Nine years later the projected debt is $135,000 and Council is on track to be debt free [...]
A long road to recovery
ROAD repair – or the lack of it – has become a hot topic all over the district in recent months. Anger has been vented in letters to the paper [...]
Foster rates highly in Tourism Audit
THE township of Foster has scored very highly in the current Gippsland Tourism Business Audits, as has Prom Country Visitor Information Centre, proving that visitors are being warmly welcomed and [...]
Democracy at work from the mountains to the sea
MOUNT BEST and Toora North residents are set to have their way and join the Coastal-Promontory Ward of South Gippsland Shire Council. That is a key recommendation from the review [...]
Fish Creek farmer in running for VFF presidency
FISH Creek farmer Meg Parkinson has thrown her hat into the ring for the top job at the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF). Meg is one of three candidates for the [...]
Official opening for Foster’s Youth Assist Clinic
ON FRIDAY of next week – 27 April – at 4.30pm South Gippsland Shire’s youngest councillor, Mimmie Jackson, will officially declare the Youth Assist Clinic in Foster open. The event [...]
$2 million for Rail Trail
THE State Government will fund the extension of the Great Southern Rail Trail from Foster to Welshpool to the tune of $2 million. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional and [...]
Rezoning for Foster expansion: Jay Road residents raise concerns
THERE was great interest from the residents of Jay Road, on the southern outskirts of Foster, in a recent meeting held to discuss the proposed rezoning of nearly 22 hectares [...]
Successful planned burn on outskirts of Foster
A PLANNED burn was carried out last Thursday along a section of Cody Gully on Ophir Hill, Foster. Involved in the burn were ten Parks Victoria/DSE personnel and four CFA [...]
Prom gate tourism development proposal looking good
SUPPORT is strong, though not universal, for a major eco-tourism development proposed for just outside the gates of Wilsons Promontory National Park. The proposal has the backing of South Gippsland [...]
Out and about over Easter
TAKE the time over Easter to explore what’s on in South Gippsland. With music, food, wine, art, markets, garage sales, picnics, processions, sheep dog trials and racing of horses and [...]
Meeniyan residents to get rolling
PLANS are underway to overhaul Meeniyan’s recreation reserve and build a skate park. Grant applications are also being submitted to restore the Meeniyan Hall to its former art deco glory. [...]
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 [...]
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