Letters to the Editor

Congrats Mates

Jul 29 2025 Updated July 28, 2025

Sentinel-Times

1 min read

NOT often does an establishment get three awards but it is so deserving. Nothing like a cheeky gin and beautiful food and the place is so unique as well. The bonus is the lovely people and not many businesses donate 50 per cent of profits to charity.

Love this distillery and am looking forward to trying the sweet surrender. Good luck in the future.

Dilene Hinton, Inverloch

Cops bring youth to a halt outside Leongatha

THREE young offenders were brought to a halt half a kilometre outside Leongatha yesterday on the Strzelecki Highway after evading police in Traralgon. Its alleged police attempted to pull over a stolen vehicle in Traralgon around 1.30pm, however...

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Chloe Kent

24 Jul 2025

Football

Wonthaggi stunned by inexplicable decision

A SPECIAL day for Wonthaggi, at home and celebrating Aiden Lindsay’s 200th game, was soured by an extraordinary umpiring decision that may ultimately cost Power a place in the finals, leaving the club bitterly disappointed. With Wonthaggi a goal...

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Sentinel-Times

22 Jul 2025

Police

Lock’em up, say police, after spate of car thefts in Leongatha and Wonthaggi

IN ONE of three aggravated burglaries, involving car thefts over the weekend, the Wonthaggi owner of one of the cars awoke to see three offenders legging it away down Cuttlers Circuit in the early hours of Monday morning, July 21. On that occasion...

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Michael Giles

21 Jul 2025

Community

Loch has got a new cop

IT IS Senior Constable Guiseppe Conti’s first week as the new cop in the town of Loch, and after a couple of years without a police officer, locals have welcomed him warmly to the town. A desire for a change and a country town with a strong sense...

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Courtney O'Brien

24 Jul 2025

The Foxy Junes blend the raw essence of the ‘70s with modern funk pop

COMBINING a raw sound of the 70s with modern funk pop sounds, and a focus on creating high energy, is local band, The Foxy Junes – they are as fun to watch as they are to listen to and will open the fourth Arockalypse at the Westernport Hotel on...

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Nicole May

6 hours ago

News

Concerns expressed over lack of progress at Coal Creek

WHILE refurbishment of train carriages at Coal Creek is a bright sign of progress, Friends of Coal Creek (FOCC) are concerned with delays in planning for the Park’s future financial stability, and with the loss of its team leader Kim O’Connell...

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Andrew Paloczi

9 hours ago

News

Boundary Battle - Supreme Court challenge to Cape Paterson town boundary

AN APPLICATION has been made to the Supreme Court challenging the process which has led to a restricted town boundary for Cape Paterson. Confirming the matter will be taken to the Supreme Court, Jim Watson co-founder of the Wallis Watson Group...

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Bruce Wardley

12 hours ago

News

Procurement biggest area of corruption risk, says Cr Schelling

ALL the tricks of the trade were under scrutiny when the State Government’s Public Accounts and Estimates Committee continued its inquiry into Fraud and Corruption Control in Local Government on Monday this week. Here’s one issue that might...

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Michael Giles

20 hours ago