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Bruce
Wardley

New face at the Corinella and District Community Centre

AFTER her first week as the new Manager of the Corinella and District Community Centre (CDCC) Philippa Armstrong has been impressed by the warmth, expertise and dedication of the local volunteers who staff the centre. “The centre genuinely seems...

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Bruce Wardley

23 hours ago

News

Mouth of the Powlett River dredged to clear flooding upstream

The mouth of the Powlett River is being opened to the sea to ease inundation of farmland upstream after above average rainfall in July. The West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority is working with Parks Victoria to ease pressure on the Powlett...

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Bruce Wardley

31 Jul 2025

Community

Hoodie volunteers needed for the Bass Coast

A SMALL team of local volunteers under the guidance of BirdLife Australia is seeking more volunteers to help monitor the vulnerable Hooded Plover or hoodie. The Bunurong coastline stretching from San Remo to Inverloch is seen as vitally important to...

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Bruce Wardley

30 Jul 2025

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

29 Jul 2025

On the land

Weekend rain welcomed by farmers across South Gippsland

Farmers may not be rejoicing just yet but with farm dams across the region at last starting to fill steady rain across most parts of South Gippsland and the Bass Coast has been more than welcome. Rainfall totals in most districts are already close...

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Bruce Wardley

28 Jul 2025

Local Business and Tourism

Calling for a year-round barge service to Point Leschenault Jetty on French Island

PARKS Victoria is looking for an experienced operator to operate a year-round barge transport service to French Island using the landing site at Point Leschenault Jetty. Spirit of French Island which currently operates the barge from Corinella on...

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Bruce Wardley

25 Jul 2025

News

A win for Korumburra Secondary College Blue Flame Team at Hydrogen Car Grand Prix

TEAM Blue Flame from Korumburra Secondary College won Best Presentation at the recent Hydrogen Car Grand Prix (H2GP) at Knoxfield in Melbourne. With generous support from the Korumburra based Martin Carlson Foundation Team Blue Flame competed...

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Bruce Wardley

25 Jul 2025

Sport

Gold medal for Venus Bay SLSC at the IRB nationals

VENUS Bay Surf Life Saving Club has returned home from the Inflatable Rescue Boat National Championships at South West Rocks in NSW with two medals including gold for the Open Women’s Mass Rescue. Mixing it with the best rescue boat crews from...

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Bruce Wardley

25 Jul 2025

People and Lifestyle

Inverloch Jazz Festival the perfect excuse for a coastal escape

WINTER is in full swing and so is Inverloch with the Inverloch Jazz Festival about to brighten-up the Bass Coast over three days and nights from August 1 to August 3. With 40 bands and 200 artists across all jazz styles, big band, bebop, Latin...

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Bruce Wardley

23 Jul 2025

Council

Special charge scheme for The Esplanade

PROPERTY owners on The Esplanade at Sunderland Bay have been asked to comment on a special charge scheme proposed by Bass Coast Shire Council. Details of the special charge scheme from Sunderland Bay Road to Zephyr Court have finally been revealed...

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Bruce Wardley

23 Jul 2025

Emergency Services

Weather warning as emergency services clear notorious Bass Highway black spot

POLICE and emergency services were called to clean-up and direct traffic after another incident at the notorious intersection of Soldiers Road and Bass Highway in Bass. With traffic already slowed to 70km/h on the approach to the intersection from...

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Bruce Wardley

21 Jul 2025

People and Lifestyle

The Mikado top notch entertainment for Berninneit in Cowes

GILBERT and Sullivan Opera Victoria (GSSV)’s 90th anniversary performance of The Mikado at Berninneit on August 9 & 10 promises an afternoon of pure delight. Prepare to be entertained right from the first few bars of The Mikado overture with...

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Bruce Wardley

21 Jul 2025

Council

Council’s hands tied over tree removals and building in flood inundation zones

SEVEN out of nine planning applications this month in the Island Ward of Bass Coast Council have either involved the removal of trees in vegetation protection overlays or building developments on land subject to inundation. Bass Council approved the...

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Bruce Wardley

18 Jul 2025