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Maxx’s can-do attitude to helping people in need

by Bonnie CollingsA passion for volunteering and a dedication to helping those in need saw 16-year-old Maxx Jenkins named Baw Baw Shire’s Young Citizen of the Year for 2025. Best known as the person behind “Maxx’s Cans for Kindness”, but also for his...

Bonnie Collings
01 Apr 2025
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Farm World reports strong attendance

by Bonnie CollingsDespite cost-of-living and economic pressures, Farm World saw an increase in patrons across the three day event at Lardner Park. Lardner Park chief executive officer Craig Debnam said Farm World 2025 was a “great success.“A total of...

Bonnie Collings
01 Apr 2025
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Crime statistics hit 10-year high

by Emma BallingallBaw Baw crime is at a 10-year high, with a 29.8 per cent jump in offences recorded in the past 12 months. Member for Narracan Wayne Farnham said the latest Crime Statistics Agency data confirmed “crime in Baw Baw is out of control”...

Emma Ballingall
02 Apr 2025
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Eight candidates take on Monash

by Bonnie CollingsVoters in Monash will have the choice of at least eight candidates when they head to the polls on Saturday May 3. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the federal election early Friday morning, giving Monash residents five weeks...

Bonnie Collings
01 Apr 2025
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Rural backdrop behind inspiring stories

by Yvette BrandThe extraordinary stories of a gumboot manufacturer and a support group for rural mothers inspired guests at the annual Women in Agriculture luncheon at Farm World on Thursday. Founder and ceo of Merry People Dani Pearce and founder...

Yvette Brand
01 Apr 2025
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Williams Square works begin next week

Williams Squareworks beginnext weekWorks to install a new raised pedestrian crossing and one-way traffic movements will begin in the Williams Square carpark in Warragul next week. The upgraded crossing will alleviate current confusion of who must...

The Gazette
02 Apr 2025
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Crime statistics hit 10-year high

by Emma BallingallBaw Baw crime is at a 10-year high, with a 29.8 per cent jump in offences recorded in the past 12 months. Member for Narracan Wayne Farnham said the latest Crime Statistics Agency data confirmed “crime in Baw Baw is out of control”...

Emma Ballingall
02 Apr 2025
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Exhibition Hall to be demolished

by Emma BallingallWarragul Exhibition Hall will be demolished after a Baw Baw Shire councillor declared the multi-million dollar repair bill “a diabolical waste” of ratepayer funds. Councillors differed in opinions on how best to tackle structural...

The Gazette
01 Apr 2025
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Sport’s healing hand helps Brad

by Nicholas DuckA reserves football pre-season match in March probably doesn’t mean much to most people. To Brad Martin, it meant everything. Taking the field for Longwarry’s warm-up against Tarwin on March 15, the game marked exactly one year since...

Nick Duck
01 Apr 2025
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The new Mid Gippsland season opens a range of possibilities

by Rob Popplestone The start of a new season opens up a range of possibilities, and all Mid Gippsland clubs are prepared to put their pre-season to the test under “real” match conditions in round one on Saturday. No matter the work invested by...

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3 hours ago
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Local battle set for round one

by Emma BallingallTwo local sides seeking to rise up the ladder will do battle in round one of West Gippsland netball. Warragul Industrials will host Garfield at Western Park on Saturday, with both clubs desperate to achieve an early win. Knocking on...

Emma Ballingall
23 hours ago
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Get set for tussock treatment

Serrated tussock has infested more than 250,000 hectares of land in Victoria, and has caused great damage to agriculture and native grasslands. Now is a good time to inspect your property for serrated tussock, with increased plant visibility due to...

The Gazette
02 Apr 2025
Agriculture

Thinking of keeping backyard chooks?

Chickens can be a great addition to your home, filling various roles such as producing eggs, fertilising gardens, eating your food scraps, plus being a pet and providing companionship for the family. The most trouble-free chickens to purchase are...

The Gazette
01 Apr 2025
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Top performing ryegrass varieties identified

Australia’s top performing ryegrass varieties of 2025 have been identified with the newly updated release of Dairy Australia’s Forage Value Index (FVI), just in time to help Australian dairy farmers make more informed decisions when choosing...

The Gazette
26 Mar 2025
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Wide variety of local paintings on display

The latest exhibition at the Red Tree Gallery in Jindivick features a wide variety of work created by the Warragul Art Group. Ranging from landscapes to animal portraits, and even some paintings of popular cartoon characters, the exhibition will...

The Gazette
01 Apr 2025

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Grammy nominated artist set to perform in Warragul

The Wesley of Warragul will host Grammy award nominated counter tenor Reginald Mobley and distinguished Australian artist Paul Grabowsky for a special acoustic side concert on Thursday April 17. The heritage venue is one of only three locations...

The Gazette
01 Apr 2025
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A sneak peak at Open Studios 2025

An exhibition of work created by participants in the upcoming Open Studios West Gippsland weekend will officially open at the West Gippsland Arts Centre on Tuesday April 1. Providing a sneak peak into what people can expect from the Open Studios, the...

The Gazette
25 Mar 2025
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Vika and Linda return to WGAC

Popular singing duo Vika and Linda Bull will perform their show “An Evening with Vika and Linda” at the West Gippsland Arts Centre on Sunday April 5 at 7:30pm. Their scheduled performance on February 15 was cancelled when their accompanist fell ill...

The Gazette
25 Mar 2025
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A day of poetry with BBAA

Experience a day of poetry on Sunday April 6 when the Baw Baw Arts Alliance hosts a writing workshop and a “Poetry Bauhaus.“From 11am to 1pm, a writing workshop designed to inspire others to write and perform their own work will be held at the VRI...

The Gazette
25 Mar 2025

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Beyond lectures: create your personal academic success plan

Learn how to build an academic success plan tailored to your learning style, time management, and student resources.

The Gazette
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Children flourish at new kindergarten

Young learners at St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School’s new kindergarten in Drouin are already flourishing as they settle into their new facility. Having opened its doors in January, the facility features four spacious classrooms, a large central...

The Gazette
01 Apr 2025
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Splash of success for Paterson house

St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School secondary students took to the water in an atmosphere of fun, colour and excitement during their recent combined-campus house swimming carnival. Year 12 students made waves during their final carnival, rallying...

The Gazette
01 Apr 2025
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Snapshot of the past - Drouin’s Elm Trees

A photograph capturing the row of elms along Drouin’s main street in the early 1900s. It also shows shops to the north. The elms were planted to beautify the town. Early photographs indicate the elms were likely planted in about 1894. The long row of...

The Gazette
01 Apr 2025
Our History

Baw Baw plateau, land of mysteries

The High Country of Victoria lends itself to the creation of myths and mysteries. There are many unexplained disappearances of people in that huge area but there are many other mysteries that might be less dramatic but almost as important. Just...

The Gazette
26 Mar 2025
Our History

Snapshot of the past

A photograph of Bert Currie’s bullock team pulling the old Lardner Hall along Burnt Store Rd in 1926. At a meeting of the Lardner Mechanics Trustees in April 1925, a tender was accepted from W. Brown for the erection of a new hall. It was also...

The Gazette
25 Mar 2025
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Taking the long way home

In last week’s story I was doing another trip down memory lane, which always feels a little self-indulgent, but so be it. I talked abut travelling to and from Longwarry State School from our dairy farm at the railway line end of Hammond Rd. I also...

The Gazette
20 Mar 2025
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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...

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29 Aug 2023