People and Lifestyle

Dirty Three Pinot Noir wins Best Wine of Show

IN A big week for the Gippsland wine sector, they celebrated the 2025 Westpac Gippsland Wine Show with a record medal count, and then two days later, 23 winemakers joined other food and drinks producers from across Gippsland for the inaugural Eat...

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Sentinel-Times

28 Oct 2025

People and Lifestyle

Heartbreak Choir hits all the right notes on opening night

OPENING night at Leongatha for Leongatha’s Lyric Theatre production of The Heartbreak Choir was filled with warmth and heartfelt emotion. Heartbreak Choir written by Aidan Fennessy under the direction of Bernadette Grainger is a touching and...

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Bruce Wardley

26 Oct 2025

People and Lifestyle

Legal threats hit home for Meeniyan pensioner

THE South Gippsland Shire Council is still on track to take Meeniyan pensioner Aileen Hughes to court. That’s despite stating this week that “it remains open to avoiding court action if that can be achieved”. The case is listed to be heard at...

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Sentinel-Times

21 Oct 2025

People and Lifestyle

McGrath joins Snoop Dogg for AFL Grand Final showstopper

GROWING up as a dancer at Studio Phoenix in Wonthaggi, Marni McGrath aimed to pursue a dance career. Now she’s making an impact worldwide, living in the US and dancing professionally with renowned artists. But her latest performance at the MCG for...

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Sentinel-Times

30 Sep 2025

News

Perfect Parrots make Dyson’s day in Gippsland League grand final

THE Leongatha Parrots were simply too good for Traralgon in Saturday’s Gippsland League Grand Final, seriously too good. You sensed it from the way they attacked the ball and swarmed the opposition from the outset. You’d expect us to say that...

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Michael Giles

24 Sep 2025

People and Lifestyle

First-time exhibitor wins Champion Orchid at South Gippsland Orchid Show

NEW member and first-time entrant in the annual South Gippsland Orchid Show, Raymond Gribble of Bairnsdale, won this year’s Champion Orchid of Show with a truly stunning Australian native orchid Dendrobium Ray’s Quest. Despite a breathtaking...

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Sentinel-Times

21 Sep 2025

People and Lifestyle

Horticulture history to come to life for community

A CLUB that has been running for 65 years has a vast amount of history. Welshpool and District Horticultural Society (W&DHS) life club member and horticulturist Rob Gyles has voluntarily taken on the huge task of collecting and compiling the...

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Sentinel-Times

18 Sep 2025

People and Lifestyle

Olivia carves out perpetual award

SOUTH Gippsland local, Olivia O’Connor, is known for her handmade rocking horses, antique rocking horse restoration, and wood carving skills. This winter, she has been working on a special project for the Australian Library and Information...

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Sentinel-Times

11 Sep 2025

People and Lifestyle

On your bike, but only if you’re game

By Bruce Wardley CYCLISTS at Cape Paterson have had enough of the potholes, broken asphalt and lack of a decent bike path on the road to Wonthaggi. “There are a lot of potholes on the verge to Wonthaggi,” said local resident Rob Cowan. “I...

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Sentinel-Times

03 Sep 2025

People and Lifestyle

A riot of colour and fragrance at 35th Annual South Gippsland Orchid Show

REKNOWNED for their vivid colours and long-lasting blooms Cymbidiums are no doubt the most common orchid found in local home gardens, but they’re not alone. Celebrating another year of growing and exhibiting amazing orchids the 35th Annual South...

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Sentinel-Times

30 Aug 2025

People and Lifestyle

Mirboo North storm-inspired art showcased in Perth exhibition

WORKS of art created in the wake of the devastating Mirboo North storm in February last year by local artist Karen Zipkas, are being displayed in one of Australia’s most prestigious exhibitions in the ‘Hatched: National Graduate Show’ at the...

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Sentinel-Times

23 Aug 2025

People and Lifestyle

Worker accommodation boost for Woorayl Lodge

WITH employee accommodation a major challenge in attracting aged care staff to regional areas, those in charge of Leongatha’s Woorayl Lodge are delighted to be receiving State Government funding to alleviate that problem locally. The project will...

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Sentinel-Times

20 Aug 2025

People and Lifestyle

Loch Primary School Preps celebrate 100 Days

Loch Primary School Preps had a blast last week dressing up as oldies in celebration of reaching their 100 days of Prep

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Sentinel-Times

05 Aug 2025