New state contracts will blow out West Gippsland Healthcare Group’s electricity and gas costs this financial year by more than half-a-million dollars. The electricity bill will increase by more than $300,000 as a result of a new contract that applied…
Wild weather didn’t stop the Variety Bash from making an impact locally on route to its first stop in Traralgon recently. The weather played havoc with the first day of the Bash, with cars arriving in Warragul late with trees…
Volunteers at Vision Australia Gippsland headquarters at Warragul outnumber paid staff by about 10 to one. The many services the centre provides for vision impaired people throughout Gippsland’s six municipalities wouldn’t happen without them. Co-ordinator of volunteers Michelle Stewart said…
Chairo Christian School’s senior boys’ hockey team recently won the School Sport Victoria state hockey final held at the Footscray Hockey Centre. Representing Gippsland, the team consisted of students from Years 9 to 12 students, including four sets of brothers,…
There were upsets galore in finals played in the three district leagues at the weekend. In Ellinbank and District League the first to exit the finals was Ellinbank, at one stage laying claims to premiership contention, that was overrun by…
Options for a multi-deck car park in Warragul’s central business district are being further investigated by Baw Baw Shire. Council has released tender documents calling for consultants to “investigate and assess design and delivery options” for a multi-deck car…
The establishment of a drone training and research centre at Lardner Park is set to put West Gippsland at the forefront of the thriving technology. A powerful tool with endless possibilities, the drone is set to be one of the…
Insulin therapy introduced in the 1920s and numerous treatment advances since have enabled Modella woman Janet Batchelor to live a full life after being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1967. Ms Batchelor last week became one of the…
A National Medal and clasps to National Medals previously awarded to district volunteer firefighters headed presentations at the annual dinner of the Baw Baw Group of Fire Brigades. Christine Higgs, a member of the Drouin West brigade since 1988,…
Carmen Daldry has returned from the 2017 CAPO National Powerlifting Championships in Brisbane holding three national records. Carmen, who is coached by Gregory’s Fitness Centre, established new marks in the squat (172.5kg), the open deadlift (200kg) and the total…
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