JANUARY
Newcomer Richard Ross won Garfield Bowls Club's men's singles championships.
Local cyclist Brenton Jones had a fairytale end to his 13-year professional career with a victory at the Bay Crits in Geelong.
Gaye Renn and Jim Power became first time singles champions at Warragul Bowls Club.

Warragul goal umpire Zak Kenny was named one of Victoria's top 12 community umpires, winning a Silver Whistle award.
Longwarry and Hallora scored a rare tie in their division one clash in the Warragul District Cricket Association (WDCA).
Warragul scored an upset win over top contender and local rival Drouin in the division one bowls.
Trafalgar Golf Club hosted a Pro-Am event, allowing locals to mingle with Australian professionals. The tournament was ultimately won by Queenslander Chris Wood.
Drouin's Atkinson family enjoyed a day out at the Strzelecki Bowls Region's championship events, as Mark won the men's state singles while mother-daughter combo Sheryl and Samantha took out the women's state pairs.

FEBRUARY
Warragul's Callum Halloran-Lavelle won four individual gold medals at the Victorian Country Long Course Championships.
The Warragul Cycling Club were able to get back to road racing after a three-year absence due to COVID and its various restrictions.
Western Park claimed the title of white ball kings of the WDCA, winning their ninth one-day title in division one over arch rivals Drouin.
Catani Cricket Club's Ned Harrison and Daniel Vela, along with Hallora's Fraser Duncan, were named in the illustrious All-Gippsland XII for their stellar seasons in the Gippsland Cricket League representing the WDCA.
Local teenager Grace Graafsma took home a gold medal at the AusCycling Mountain Bike National Championships in the under 15 girls cross country short course.
Basketball coach Dean Vickerman, who was born and raised in Warragul, got the chance to coach the Australia Boomers for two games.
Hallora Cricket Club won the A grade T20 competition.
Teenager Bianca Zurrer won selection in the under 21 Victorian hockey team, despite being just 16 at trials.
Warragul Little Athletics amassed an eight gold medal haul from the Gippsland Country Region Track and Field Championships.

MARCH
Garfield and Trafalgar took home premiership titles in the Strzelecki North pennant grand finals in divisions three and four respectively.
Drouin also found their own success, winning the midweek division one title.
Ellinbank Cricket Club won the Kookaburra Cup after defeating Phillip Island in a battle of the two most successful Gippsland association teams from the previous season.
The WDCA wrapped up its season, with Western Park taking home the division one premiership.
In the Riverside tennis, Drouin Maroon won the section 1/2 doubles title, Moe White won the section 1 doubles and Hallora the section 2 doubles.
Drouin Football Netball Club officially established its first women's team, coached by Leesa Guastella. The Hawks played in Female Football Gippsland.

APRIL
Drouin's Seb Amoroso was named captain of Gippsland Power for the 2023 season.
Amoroso's beloved Hawks weren't so lucky in round one of the new Gippsland League season, being downed by rivals Warragul in the Western Derby as local football kicked off.
The Hawks fared better in the netball, defeating the Gulls by eight goals.
Buln Buln took revenge for their 2022 grand final defeat, beating Neerim-Neerim South in round one of the Ellinbank and District Football Netball League (EDFNL).
Warragul netball legend Jaime Rollinson racked up her 300th game for the Gulls.
Trafalgar Polocrosse Club players Kim and Cody Templeton had the honour of representing Australia in international competition.
The Warragul Industrials women's team kicked off their inaugural season in South Eastern Women's division one with a comprehensive 123-0 win over Tyabb.
Garfield defeated local rivals Bunyip for bragging rights in the West Gippsland Football Netball Competition.

MAY
Nilma resident Alice Johnson took her talents to the national stage as she headed to the Gold Coast for the Australian Gymnastics Championships, bringing home four gold medals.
The Warragul Warriors under 14 boys were crowned the best side of their age in regional Victoria after taking out the division one Basketball Victoria Junior Country Championships.
Nilma Darnum got the chance to have pick one in the Carlton Draft, an initiative that sees former AFL superstars play one-off matches for struggling clubs. They selected former Collingwood champion Nathan Buckley.
Trafalgar teenager Izzy Grylls broke three Victorian weightlifting records for her age at the Australian Weightlifting Federation's junior and under 23 championships in Townsville.
The West Gippsland Hockey Association's under 18 girls team won gold at the Junior Country Championships.
The Gippsland League staged its first All Star matches. In the senior football, six Drouin players and three Warragul players featured, while in the senior netball there were four from Warragul and four from Drouin.
Drouin Hawk Ryan Maric became the latest AFL export from the region, going to West Coast at pick one in the mid-season Rookie Draft.

JUNE
An EDFNL senior football match between Yarragon and Neerim-Neerim South was abandoned after a Panthers player received a significant head knock before half-time.
Former Drouin Hawk and new West Coast Eagle Ryan Maric made his AFL debut just 10 days after being drafted, kicking a goal with his first kick.
10-year-old Xanthe Dalton from Warragul was selected to represent Victoria in the School Sport Australia 12 and under girls football championship, where she won a gold medal.
A group of former Warragul Industrials players competed in the AFL Bali Masters over 35 competition.
Warranor Junior Football Club celebrated its 60th anniversary in style with a party that saw former Hawks from all around attend.
Warragul basketballer Sophie Taylor earned a spot in the Australia Sapphires team for the FIBA under 16 Women's Asian Championship in Jordan. The Sapphires would go on to win the gold medal.
Drouin finally won their first senior football match of the year, downing Bairnsdale at home - their first win at home in 735 days. The women's team followed suit, winning their first match ever against Lindenow South.