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Garden group forced out of their Wonthaggi Men’s Shed home

THE EVICITION of the Wonthaggi Community Garden Group from their long-standing home in the grounds of the Wonthaggi Men’s Shed has left members shocked and disappointed. Describing the move as making some changes the Wonthaggi Men’s Shed...

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Bruce Wardley

6 hours ago

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

News

Lift houses out of coastal flood zones say The Greens

IN what could prove to be a costly solution to climate change Greens Senator for Victoria Steph Hodgins and Gippsland Greens candidate Mat Morgan have called on the State Labor Government to look at the cost of lifting coastal homes out of flood...

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Bruce Wardley

24 Oct 2025

Council

Petition to Bass Coast Council to lower local speed limit

ONE TRAGIC fatality and another accident waiting to happen according to local residents of Chisholm Road Wonthaggi who want the current 100km/h speed limit on Chisholm Road to be halved. “None of the locals travel at 100km/h on Chisholm Road...

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Bruce Wardley

20 Oct 2025

News

The secret world of Freemasonry a myth

AS SOCIETY changes the essence of Freemasonry remains the same, according to the Woolamai Daylight Masonic Lodge based in Wonthaggi. How old is your grandmother was once a question attributed to Freemasons seeking to identify another Freemason. The...

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Bruce Wardley

18 Oct 2025

News

Traffic delayed after rollover on the Bass Highway at Inverloch

LONG delays can be expected on the Bass Highway less than a kilometre west of Inverloch after a single vehicle rollover at the intersection of Ullathornes Road. Emergency services arrived on the scene around 5pm to release one occupant trapped in...

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Bruce Wardley

16 Oct 2025

Council

Public question time at Bass Coast council meeting wide ranging

QUESTION time at the October meeting of Bass Coast Shire Council held at the Council Chambers in Wonthaggi covered a wide range of topics ranging from the carnival land in Cowes to the cost of red display lights that light up part of the front wall...

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Bruce Wardley

15 Oct 2025

News

Green light for Esso ORC at Barry Beach

ESSO has received regulatory approval for Stage 1 of its Onshore Reception Centre (ORC) at the Barry Beach Marine Terminal and is now undertaking planning and technical studies for future stages. Detailed planning activities will be undertaken by...

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Bruce Wardley

13 Oct 2025

Community

Winning the war against blackberries at Poowong

NOXIOUS weeds can be a prickly problem anywhere in South Gippsland, and the perennial blackberry pest Rubus fruticosus is one of the toughest to eradicate. Dr Robin Adair from the Victorian Blackberry Taskforce told a recent workshop organised by...

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Bruce Wardley

12 Oct 2025

On the land

America continues its love affair with Australian hamburger beef

WITH a lift in cattle prices for the first month of spring and above average rainfall forecast across the region until December local beef producers should be cock-a-hoop. Not so according to food and agribusiness research analysts Rabobank who...

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Bruce Wardley

11 Oct 2025

Community

Learn how to save energy and money at Myli Wonthaggi

IF YOU think you’re paying too much for electricity why not drop into Myli Wonthaggi on Wednesday October 15 at 2pm for some helpful hints on saving energy. John Godfrey from the Bass Coast Climate Action Network will have some low cost energy...

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Bruce Wardley

09 Oct 2025

News

Petition to reinstate Lord’s Prayer at Bass Coast council meetings

IF A prayer and acknowledgement of country are now accepted across state and federal governments why not local government according to a group of Wonthaggi residents. A petition to Bass Coast Shire Council to reinstate the Lord’s Prayer has...

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Bruce Wardley

06 Oct 2025

News

Offshore wind energy powering local job opportunities

SOUTH GIPPSLAND has emerged as Australia’s biggest offshore wind energy zone. With a total of eleven active feasibility studies underway the Gippsland offshore wind industry could at its peak employ up to 17,000 local workers. The NSW Hunter...

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Bruce Wardley

06 Oct 2025