Community

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Community fund helps local groups thrive

STONY Creek Racing Club (SCRC) continues to demonstrate its strong commitment to supporting the South Gippsland community through its Community Fund Initiative. Introduced in 2024, the Community Fund provides financial assistance to grassroots...

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09 Nov 2025

Engines rev for biggest Dalyston Show n’ Shine yet

BASS Coast Historical Automobile Club doesn’t do things by half. When the club set out over three years ago the plan was to create a relaxed, family-friendly event that included all the things members loved about other Show n’ Shine events, and...

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09 Nov 2025

Shared pathway to Inverloch raises concerns over heavy vehicles

THE $7.7 million shared pathway from Wonthaggi to Inverloch, which is due for completion next year, has struck a potential speed hump with residents in Boyd Street claiming heavy vehicles will cross the pathway twice. According to Bass Coast Shire...

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08 Nov 2025

Wonthaggi streets to echo to the Last Post and Reveille

THE STREETS of Wonthaggi will echo to the notes of the Last Post and Reveille on Remembrance Day when it is hoped the town’s historic P.A. system will burst into life courtesy of the Wonthaggi sub-branch of the RSL. After months of work the 11th...

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08 Nov 2025

It’s cow pat bingo time

LOCH Primary School is gearing up for their annual Cow Pat Bingo and Mini Market on Sunday, November 9, from 10am to 2pm. This quirky country event promises plenty of entertainment for the whole family, with favourites such as the Gum Boot Throw and...

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Newhaven College builds confident beginnings for 2026 Prep students

AS 2025 draws near, Newhaven College is already preparing to welcome its 2026 Prep students with warmth, enthusiasm, and a strong sense of community. The College remains committed to ensuring a smooth and confident start to school life through...

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Nicole May

Gardens to refresh, relax and inspire

SPRING will be celebrated at Inverloch next weekend with Inverloch Open Gardens. A wide variety of gardens will be open to the public, including Michelle Millane’s native style garden, which is only two years old. “It was just lawn when we moved...

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Oaks Day enjoyed at the San Remo Bowls Club

OVER 90 ladies attended Oaks Day at the San Remo Bowls Club. Adopting the theme Birds of a Feather for Ladies Day 2025 a willing group of 15 men provided table service throughout the afternoon allowing the women to enjoy an elegant day of racing...

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Two-vehicle collision in Wonthaggi under investigation

POLICE are investigating a two-vehicle collision in Wonthaggi today (November 6). It is understood that a Highway Patrol vehicle and a civilian vehicle collided at the intersection of Billson Street and Merron Crescent about 10.55 am. The driver and...

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Nicole May

06 Nov 2025

You’re never too young or old to learn to sail at the SGYC

SAILING lessons to help both young and older aged sailors get started on their sailing adventures begin next month at the South Gippsland Yacht Club in Inverloch. The SGYC is running ‘Off the Beach’ full-day sailing courses from 9am to 3pm on...

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06 Nov 2025

Cell tower data, Facebook friends, mushroom photos prejudiced trial, says Erin

THE grounds for Erin Patterson’s appeal against her conviction have been released. They reveal wide-ranging dissatisfaction with the material admitted into evidence by trial judge Justice Christopher Beale, with how Ms Patterson was cross-examined...

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Michael Giles

05 Nov 2025