Local Business and Tourism

Leongatha Business Association shares ideas for shire development

LEONGATHA Business Association president Marty Reidy is taking South Gippsland Shire Council up on its invitation to respond to its Draft Council Plan, Budget and Financial Plan, having prepared an extensive submission on behalf of LBA, keen to see...

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Sentinel-Times

10 May 2025

Local Business and Tourism

Family business Van Steensel Timbers marks 60-year milestone

VAN Steensel Timbers of Grantville and Officer marked 60 years of trading recently, with promotions, special giveaways and barbecues held throughout April to celebrate the milestone. The Grantville store was established about 35 years ago, an...

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Courtney O'Brien

08 May 2025

Local Business and Tourism

Reliable mess-free firewood available in Bass Coast and South Gippsland

SUSTAINABLY grown kiln-dried hardwood mill ends that make excellent firewood are again available from four businesses in South Gippsland and Bass Coast Shires. The timber is grown in Tasmania and milled in East Gippsland for the building trade and...

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Sentinel-Times

18 Apr 2025

Local Business and Tourism

Trustworthy hair and beauty solutions

STYLING tips and trends are continually circulating online. So, whether it’s a bouncy, natural, effortless blow wave or a sleek, precision-cut bob, having a trustworthy hairdresser to create the desired look is necessary, and the owner of Admire...

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Nicole May

08 Apr 2025

Local Business and Tourism

Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese collects more awards

BERRYS Creek Gourmet Cheese has cemented its reputation as one of Australia’s leading cheese producers, winning multiple awards at the 2025 Sydney Royal Cheese & Dairy Produce Show. The business, led by Barry Charlton and his partner Cheryl...

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Sentinel-Times

04 Mar 2025

Local Business and Tourism

Helping Victorian businesses grow with grants of up to $500,000

VICTORIAN farmers and food and drink producers seeking financial support can now apply for grants of up to $500,000 to help them transform their business, deliver market-leading products and drive sustainable operations. The Coles Nurture Fund has...

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Sentinel-Times

30 Jan 2025

Local Business and Tourism

Tourist numbers surge across South Gippsland

A SURGE in tourism across South Gippsland and the Bass Coast has resulted in the highest visitor numbers to the region since COVID. Visitor numbers have well exceeded seven hundred over summer for the Foster Visitors Information Centre and the Big4...

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Sentinel-Times

29 Jan 2025

Local Business and Tourism

Kilcunda Lobster Festival returns for their 39th year

THE community is invited to join the Kilcunda community association for their annual Kilcunda Lobster Festival on the town foreshore on Sunday, January 26 with market stalls, live music, and amusement rides to entertain the entire family. The first...

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Sentinel-Times

14 Jan 2025

Local Business and Tourism

Swag of honours for Leongatha Lyric Theatre

LEONGATHA Lyric Theatre not only hosted the recent Gippsland Associated Theatre Awards but collected a swag of honours for its popular production of Into the Woods, Colin Mitchell OAM’s final show as director. Into the Woods won Most Outstanding...

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Sentinel-Times

19 Dec 2024

Local Business and Tourism

Rising and experienced musical theatre talent recognised

LEONGATHA Lyric Theatre performed at the Music Theatre Guild of Victoria’s ‘Bruce Awards’ on Saturday and collected some of the evening’s honours for this year’s production of Into the Woods, those awards going to a vastly experienced...

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Sentinel-Times

19 Dec 2024

News

Holiday home nightmare just in time for Christmas

New short-stay tax set to kill the market, they say “DEAR Customer, you must notify us by 15 January 2025 if you own a home that has been unoccupied for more than 6 months.” This was the opening paragraph of a communique to holiday homeowners...

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Michael Giles

04 Dec 2024

Local Business and Tourism

And they’re off… at the Woolamai Racecourse this Saturday

MELBOURNE’S outer eastern suburbs are creeping ever closer to Bass Coast and South Gippsland, and the residents there have discovered our best attractions in their droves. Which is why the hospitality marquees, umbrellas, tables ands pavilions at...

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Michael Giles

28 Nov 2024

Local Business and Tourism

Coast agencies combine for beach safety campaign

LAST summer was one of the most disastrous on record for beach drownings in Bass Coast but the responsible local agencies, Phillip Island Nature Parks and Bass Coast Shire Council are already out on the front foot this season promoting beach safety...

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Michael Giles

27 Nov 2024