News

Stop the rot, it’s family first, says Geoff

By Michael Giles FAMILY First candidate in the electorate of Monash, Geoff Dethlefs, is a different cat. A resident of Drouin for 20 years, a former Chairo Christian School teacher and Baptist Church pastor, he tells it like he sees it which...

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Sheryl Walters

14 minutes ago

News

Response to what women need

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Sentinel-Times

2 hours ago

Council

How healthy is your community? Tell us what you think!

Some of the Post It Note ideas contributed at Bass Coast’s Healthy Communities Plan pop-up sessions. THE Bass Coast Shire Council has its Healthy Communities Plan 2025-29 out for public consultation and there’s already been a healthy response to...

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Michael Giles

10 hours ago

News

Four attempted murder charges dropped in Patterson case

The prosecution has dropped the attempted murder charges where Simon Patterson was the alleged victim. IN A sensational development on day one of the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson, the prosecution has dropped the attempted murder charges...

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Michael Giles

18 hours ago

News

More childcare access needed

By Trent Westaway and Chloe Kent ACCESS to affordable, high-quality early childhood education is a pressing concern for families in Bass Coast and South Gippsland, and as the 2025 federal election approaches, childcare has emerged as a pivotal...

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Chloe Kent

21 hours ago

Community

CWA Wonthaggi Owl Women’s Mother’s Day stall

THE CWA Wonthaggi Owl Women are holding a Mother’s Day stall on Saturday, May 10, at the Wonthaggi Plaza (outside Kmart) from 9 am to 1 pm or until sold out. Brand president Heidi Vanzet said all proceeds from the stall will go directly to support...

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Nicole May

22 hours ago

News

Don’t mess with our local weather station

YANAKIE Automatic Weather station is set to be decommissioned from Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Locals are concerned with one resident posing the question to the Sentinel-Times for the Monash candidates, highlighting that sailors, kayakers and boaties...

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Chloe Kent

23 hours ago

Community

Short but powerful – Bass Coast hosts weekend of film

HOW do you begin to describe the utter devastation of losing your soulmate to illness, suicide or violent death? Film maker, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, knows what it must be like and with his short film ‘Dusty’ in the Open section of the Bass Coast...

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Michael Giles

27 Apr 2025

News

Funding approval for Kongwak Avenue of Honour

THE KONGWAK Community Group (KCG) have applied for and received State Government funding for stage one of their project to protect and improve the trees in Kongwak’s Avenue of Honour. The grant will deliver $30,000 to KCG, through the State...

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Sentinel-Times

26 Apr 2025

Community

Community out in force for San Remo’s ANZAC Day service

THE advertised time for the ANZAC Day service on the foreshore at San Remo was 10.45am but from 10am onwards they started to arrive and well before the appointed hour, the seats were full and there were ranks of people standing behind in an...

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Michael Giles

26 Apr 2025

News

Loch Resilience Project moves to next phase

LOCH residents are showing strong and growing support for the Loch Resilience Project, a local initiative focused on building practical, community-led solutions to energy, communication, and emergency challenges. A successful project launch in...

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Sentinel-Times

26 Apr 2025

News

Leongatha teens to visit Kokoda with local RSL support

Two Leongatha students will experience the lifechanging challenge of walking the Kokoda Track next year, Leongatha RSL president Bill Verboon announcing on Anzac Day that the Sub Branch will sponsor their educational adventure. The annual trip is...

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Andrew Paloczi

25 Apr 2025

News

Korumburra hills easy target for wind turbines and high-voltage towers

THE glorious, green rolling hills around Korumburra have been designated as a Tier 1 study area by VicGrid, the State Government’s renewable planning authority, “for future renewable energy generation and transmission infrastructure”. The are...

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Michael Giles

25 Jul 2024