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National Police Remembrance Day in Korumburra

NATIONAL Police Remembrance Day is a solemn occasion dedicated to remembering and honouring the courage, commitment and dedication of police officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their communities. The day serves as a reminder...

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14 hours ago

Korumburra Bena triumphs in thriller

KORUMBURRA Bena capped off its stunning A Grade season, Elisha Nicholas delivering the winning goal against Nar Nar Goon when it seemed certain the match was headed for extra time. She exuded calm as she broke Goon hearts after the umpire spotted...

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Andrew Paloczi

23 hours ago

Parrots take 2025 Gippsland flag with near-record win over Traralgon

THE Leongatha Football Netball Club has had a big day on Gippsland League Grand Final Day at Morwell on Saturday winning the Seniors and Reserves in the football and the Under 13s and B Grade in the netball. But, in the main football game, they...

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Phillip Island takes charge for back-to-back triumph

PHILLIP Island backed up last year’s Under 18 Premiership, being in control for much of the Grand Final and beating Inverloch Kongwak by seven goals after the Sea Eagles started brightly with the game’s first major at Garfield Recreation...

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Andrew Paloczi

Wonthaggi Power tastes success on Gippsland Grand Final day

A HUGE crowd in black, white and teal turned out at the Morwell netball courts on Saturday and they got what they came for first-up when the club C Grade team came through a grueling finals campaign to claim the premiership. Both teams contesting...

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Medical students gain experience in South Gippsland

FIVE Monash Rural Health medical students are currently immersed in general practice placement in South Gippsland, gaining hands-on experience and forging deep connections with the local community. Based in towns like Wonthaggi, Leongatha and...

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Leongatha Under 13s triumph on big grand final day

THE Leongatha Under 13 Netball Team came back from a Qualifying Final defeat to Sale a few weeks ago to narrowly turn the tables on them in the grand final at Morwell on Saturday, September 20. In a game that started with squally wind, rain and even...

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Community

Meeniyan IGA gets sustainable upgrades

MEENIYAN IGA was needing some upgrades recently and owner Kaelene Shervell chose to go with environmentally friendly, sustainable solutions. With open fridges that proved to be uneconomical, that also dropped the temperature of the store to frigid...

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Courtney O'Brien

‘Closure’ at last for heartbroken family of ‘missing’ Wonthaggi woman

MANY people in the Wonthaggi community have carried a torch for missing local woman, Susan Goodwin, long after she disappeared in 2002, not the least of these being the late firebrand Sentinel-Times’ journalist Richard Schmeiszl. At the...

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17 Sep 2025

Emergency Services

South Gippsland Highway closed between Bena and Korumburra

ROAD CLOSED: South Gippsland Highway is closed between Bena and Korumburra in Whitelaw after a collision between a car and truck. A caravan is also understood to be involved and has flipped onto its side. It’s believed two children and one adult...

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19 Sep 2025

Reduced bail conditions for accused Wonthaggi pedestrian killer

THE 47-year-old Narre Warren North man, who was allegedly so drunk he didn’t even know he’d crashed into a Wonthaggi pedestrian in March this year, killing her and her neighbour’s dog, is not in jail. In fact, when south-eastern suburbs...

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19 Sep 2025

Early signs you shouldn’t ignore

AS WE age, our bones naturally lose mass and therefore become more prone to certain osteal (bone-related) conditions. One of the most common problems experienced by older people is a condition called osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is not a rare disease...

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