Eight decades of quiet service in Giffard
Women of the Giffard Country Women’s Association (CWA) have spent 80 years turning up when their community needed them most, during droughts, bushfires, floods...
Guthridge teacher a class act
Before lessons in reading, maths, and literacy begin at Guthridge Primary School, grade one-two teacher Alexandra Delaney gathers students on the classroom floor for...
Special honour for Grammar teacher
“What a special thing music is.”
So said the Governor of Victoria, Margaret Gardner AC, to Dr Kevin Cameron when she presented him with his...
Chair donated to oncology unit
Central Gippsland Health (CGH) has a new oncology chair to support patients undergoing cancer treatment, thanks to a generous donation from the Aircraft Ground...
Students champion mental health at Live4Life event
More than 500 local students on May 15 attended a community-based program that helps young people learn about mental health, look out for their...
Zoe Blandford’s skills an asset for Meerlieu brigade
After moving home to her local town of Meerlieu, just two kilometres from the fire shed, Zoe Blandford jumped at the opportunity to volunteer...
Frank conversations about women’s health at Mewburn Park, Maffra
HORMONES, ‘having it all’ and a healthy dose of good humour set the tone for a frank and fearless conversation about women’s health at...
Wear orange today for the SES
The State Emergency Service is encouraging all Victorians to wear orange today in recognition of Wear Orange Wednesday (WOW Day), a day of appreciation...
Remembering the Boer War with ‘Colonial Volunteer: Soldier of the Queen’
Anne Tan has written about her grandfather Edward Trevithcik’s service in the Boer War, titled Colonial Volunteer: Soldier of the Queen.
In researching for the...
New book trolley in Maffra a joint effort
Maffra Hospital has a new book trolley, thanks to a collaboration between the Maffra Hospital Auxiliary, Maffra Lionesses and the Maffra Men's Shed.
The auxiliary...
Sale Probus talks secret military operation in the 1980s to protect Bass Strait oil...
Did you know about a secret military operation that protected the Bass Strait oil fields during the 1980s?
During a recent meeting of the Sale...
Steam power comes back to Maffra
Adam Taylor is a master of all four elements when operating the century-old steam roller once used by the Maffra Shire to build roads...
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Another review of Gippsland footy
Representatives of all Gippsland senior and junior football leagues last week met with AFL Gippsland and AFL Victoria to discuss the future of the...
