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13 Jun 2025

New mural for Poowong celebrates the towns 150 years

A NEW mural depicting the town of Poowong now adorns the external wall of the Poowong Public Hall in recognition of the towns 150th anniversary celebrations in 2024. The mural is made up of three separate works. The first is a depiction from a photo...

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11 Jun 2025

Over $36,000 raised for local families at Elders annual charity golf day

FOR OVER 10 years, Elders South Gippsland annual charity golf day has been raising money to support those within the community battling cancer, illness or tragedy. The drizzly morning didn’t stop around 150 players teeing off at this year’s event...

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11 Jun 2025

News

Megan Vuillermin awarded OAM for service to Corner Inlet

MEGAN Vuillermin, a Sandy Point local, has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in recognition for her outstanding service to the Corner Inlet Community. “It’s all a bit uncomfortable and a bit overwhelming,” declared Megan...

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08 Jun 2025

News

Destination Gippsland and Destination Phillip Island to collaborate regardless

THE GIPPSLAND Tourism Forum brought together tourism professionals, business owners, and industry stakeholders from across the region last Tuesday, to talk about strategies for success. The forum highlighted the importance of resilience...

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31 May 2025

Axe the Tax! chant protestors outside Jordan Crugnales’ office

PROTSTORS gathered outside Member for Bass, Jordan Crugnale’s office today with placards in hand and voices raised in unison against the State Governments recently passed emergency services and volunteers fund levy. Together the crowd chanted “Axe...

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27 May 2025

Local CFA volunteers join fight against levy

HUNDREDS of red fire trucks and yellow uniforms descended on Spring Street and parliament steps this morning in a continuing protest of the recently passed emergency services levy. Fire fighters from South Gippsland, many of whom are farmers as well...

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Loch servo owner sick of constant break-ins just for cigarettes

A SMALL business, doing its best in the toughest of conditions, to serve the town of Loch and the surrounding region, has been broken into again and again, by would-be thieves. The Shell Service Station has been broken into three times in the last...

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The Middle Korumburra Hotel does it again

THE MIDDLE Korumburra Hotel have done it again and celebrated taking home an award for 2025, presented at the Australian Hotels Association event at Crown last night. The AHA State Awards for Excellence are Victoria’s biggest and most prestigious...

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News

Farmers fired up as levy increases financial burden

A RALLY on the steps of Parliament last Tuesday morning didn’t stop the Victorian Government from pushing through its controversial Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund, which was voted in by Thursday night. The Emergency Services and Volunteer...

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Heritage review for selected townships in budget

PLANS to commence a heritage review in selected townships across South Gippsland has been announced as part of South Gippsland Shire Councils draft budget 2025/26 – 2028/29. The document, which concluded its public feedback submissions last...

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17 May 2025

Growth of Nyora reflected in draft budget

THE township of Nyora is seeing progress in its residential development, with the South Gippsland Shire Council acknowledging this in their most recent draft Budget 2025/26–2028/29. In April 2023, SGSC adopted a proposed Development Plan for...

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15 May 2025

New and costly emergency services levy being hotly debated in parliament

Despite strong opposition from local farmers, Councilors, MP’s, the CFA and the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) from Gippsland and all corners of Victoria, the State Government’s proposed Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund has today passed...

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