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Battery farm invasion

by Yvette BrandA Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Trafalgar East is the latest proposal to invade West Gippsland’s farming community. A 20 hectare site has been earmarked by German based company ib vogt to develop a 360MW BESS. It is the latest...

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Creating a sense of community

Lucky and Sanj Mendis will soon join the Baw Baw community after building their “forever home” at Drouin’s Fairways estate, near the Drouin Country Club and just seconds to Princes Fwy access to Melbourne. Working with SJD as their builder, Lucky and...

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Man arrested in Warragul following pursuit and collision

Police have thanked community members for their assistance following a pursuit through West Gippsland this morning. A man was arrested in Warragul for alleged erratic driving, evading multiple intercept attempts and colliding with a bus. Police said...

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Lucas joins One Nation

Baw Baw Shire West Ward councillor Ben Lucas announced yesterday that he had joined One Nation Victoria. Mr Lucas said he resigned from the Liberal Party last month after not feeling aligned with the party’s policies and the “in-fighting that we all...

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Youth have say on mountain bike track in Drouin

by Emma BallingallYoung people have been asked to put forward their wish lists and generate ideas for a proposed mountain bike track and jumps in Drouin. An informal briefing session at Drouin Community Hub on Wednesday afternoon was the first step...

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21 Oct 2025

Harry’s service - from seaman to army

by Nicholas DuckWarragul’s Harold ‘Harry’ Milne assumed many roles during his life. A beloved son, older brother, husband, father and grandfather, all the way to a seaman, warrant officer, tank commander and even, briefly, a spy. Harry died last...

Creating a field of remembrance

A “field of remembrance” will be created around Warragul’s cenotaph today with more than 3000 handmade poppies to mark Remembrance Day. The 500 Poppies Project was launched in July, with Warragul RSL president Lynn Mizen calling on community members...

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Man arrested in Warragul following pursuit and collision

Police have thanked community members for their assistance following a pursuit through West Gippsland this morning. A man was arrested in Warragul for alleged erratic driving, evading multiple intercept attempts and colliding with a bus. Police said...

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Grants boost community groups

Kitchen upgrades, roof installation and oval resurfacing are amongst 13 local projects to be given the green light in the latest round of community grants. Baw Baw Shire councillors endorsed almost $110,000 be shared amongst 13 community groups...

50 years of emergency response

The Warragul SES Unit celebrated its 50th anniversary with a community open day and awards night. This milestone event honoured five decades of dedicated volunteer service and showcased the vital work VICSES does in emergency response, community...

From YouTube views to trees in the ground

Local hands have been put to use to power a landscape renewal project at Neerim South. A steep gully in Neerim South is coming back to life thanks to a grassroots effort that began not in a meeting room, but on YouTube. Local filmmaker and adventurer...

Be aware of package thefts

Be awareof parceltheftsPackages delivered to residential front doors have recently become the target of opportunistic thieves. Police are warning residents to be aware of thefts as local thefts rise and provided two examples in Warragul over two...

Humanity for Homelessness

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Young people in search of security

Quantum Support Services’ youth refuge supports young people from across Gippsland, including Baw Baw Shire. With the support of case workers, the Youth Housing Options (YHO) program and other housing facilities can provide vital services to...

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A conversation shows you care

From being homeless to helping the homeless, Matt Runnalls and Jason Rantall led a discussion at Friday night’s Community Sleepout on how community members can potentially change someone’s life. Both Matt and Jason have actively supported homeless...

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Be the person who makes a difference

by Emma BallingallTo numb his pain, a Warragul man in his early 20s fled Victoria to chase the sun, heat and a different life in Far North Queensland. However, the now mental health charity founder reflects “funnily enough, when I got off the plane...

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Homes First can end homelessness

by Yvette BrandA new initiative launched in December last year immediately met a desperate housing need in Gippsland. And, with ongoing support, it is helping to break the cycle of homelessness. Auspiced by Quantum Support Services, the Homes First...

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Sunday fun days in new Gippsland League fixture

Clear out your Sunday schedule, folks. The Gippsland League has released its official fixture for the 2026 season, featuring a host of new Sunday games. Local rivals Warragul and Drouin will play the first of two Western Derby match-ups in round one...

Reb nets gold medal

Local netball star Reb Kensley has returned home a champion after featuring in the gold medal winning Victorian under 12 boys netball team at the State School Australia Games 03 in Ballarat. The Victorian team went undefeated throughout the...

Young athletes star

Local young athletes continued to tear up the track (and field) on the big stage at the recent Victorian All Schools Track and Field Championships. Warragul Little Athletics members featured heavily in the action at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne...

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App gives rainfall detail

Federation University researchers have developed a tool that reveals spatial variations in rainfall over short distances, providing farmers with an unprecedented level of detail about rainfall on their properties. Rainfall Mapper enables users to...

Water planning webinars

Agriculture Victoria is inviting farmers to join a series of water planning webinars running over five weeks. Agriculture Victoria land management extension officer Clem Sturmfels said deciding on upgrades to farm water supply required planning and...

Paddock pioneers - women in dairy lunch

Paddock pioneers- Women inDairy lunchWomen representing Gippsland’s dairy industry will come together to hear from trailblazing women from across agriculture at the 2025 Women in Dairy Gippsland Ladies Lunch. The annual event, now in its fourth year...

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“Baroque to Brilliance”

Wrapping up its 10 year anniversary celebrations, the Gippsland Symphony Orchestra (GSO) will perform “Symphonic Journeys: Baroque to Brilliance” at the West Gippsland Arts Centre on Sunday, November 23. The afternoon concert will feature three...

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Aspiring artists exhibition on display at WGAC

A variety of artworks created by local up-and-coming artists are currently on display at the West Gippsland Arts Centre as part of the “Desire to Sketch Aspiring Artists Exhibition.“Created by students in Keira Sloetjes’ Desire to Sketch art...

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Sharing truth through art at Expressions Festival

by Bonnie CollingsWest Gippsland’s finest young talent took over the West Gippsland Arts Centre last Thursday for the Expressions Festival. Through art, music, theatre, dance and film, young creatives aged 12 to 25 responded to this year’s festival...

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Be the “Dancing Queen” at “Sing A Long ABBA”

Grab your dancing shoes and your best flared pants and sing-along to all the hits of ABBA at the West Gippsland Arts Centre on Saturday, November 22. Featuring more than 25 songs performed by a five piece band on stage, the “Sing A Long ABBA”...

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Alta Collective at Wesley

Melbourne’s Alta Collective will present a world-first choral arrangement of Sarah Kirkland Snider’s acclaimed song cycle “Penelope” next month at the Wesley of Warragul, bringing new theatricality and emotional depth to the modern reimagining of...

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School’s high performance recognised

Trafalgar High School has been recognised as a high-performing school in the Education Department’s recently released school performance report, one of only four schools across Victoria in its category to achieve the status. Principal Brett Pedlow...

VCE exhibition at St Paul’s

St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School will host its annual VCE Visual Arts Exhibition on Friday, featuring works from art creative practice, product design and technology (soft and hard materials), and visual communication design. Head of the visual arts...

Ground broken for new private school

A new school - Aqueous Vitae Grammar - is set to open in Warragul next year. A ground breaking ceremony was conducted at the Tarwin St site on Saturday, officially marking the beginning of building works. The non-government school has already issued...

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Snapshot of the past

A photograph of the Commonwealth Games baton making its way through Warragul in August 1982. Chris Bridger is captured carrying the baton along Smith St alongside Sue-Ellen Goyne who earlier accepted the baton from her father Mike. Accompanying them...

Fabulous fifties on display

To celebrate History Month in October, Warragul and District Historical Society has been hosting a month-long exhibition celebrating The Fabulous Fifties. The society’s emphasis on the fifties is in keeping with the state-wide “living history” theme...

Looking back to the fabulous fifties

October is History Month, and the Warragul and District Historical Society is marking the occasion with a month-long exhibition celebrating The Fabulous Fifties. The society’s emphasis on the fifties is in keeping with the state-wide “living history”...

The wreck of Tommy Norton

He was not named Tommy Norton, but that was what the people around the Gippsland Lakes called him. Officially, he was registered as PS T. Norton, but he also was listed as the PS Thomas Norton. The PS means he was a paddle steamer. The T means that...

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Is the cost of car ownership on the rise in Australia?

You need to spend money to make money – there’s no avoiding it. Whether it’s paying your rent or mortgage to keep your housing, paying for groceries each week, for your phone bill, your power bill, your gas bill, most of the expenses that...