Donate to Poppy Appeal to support veterans
RSL Victoria is urging all Victorians to donate to the 2025 Poppy Appeal so it can continue its work supporting veterans and their families...
Live Younger Longer program at GRSC
LOCAL seniors have been learning ways to improve their wellbeing during a series of sessions.
Fifty people, aged 65 years and over, participated in the...
Mardi Gras award for schools
There is a lot to look forward to at the 2026 Maffra Rotary Family Mardi Gras, especially for schools.
The theme for the event, to...
Reader Gallery, October 8 2025
To submit a photo to the Gippsland Times’ reader gallery, email it to news@gippslandtimes.com.au
Stunning Seaspray sunrise. Melanie Tancred
A visit from a green and gold...
Award bells ring for Maffra venues
Maffra hospitality was in the spotlight at the sixth annual Wedding Industry Awards for the Gippsland and Phillip Island region.
In late September, Duart Homestead...
Many laps of the lakes for charity
Stratford ultra-distance runner Chris Dixon is preparing to tackle an extraordinary challenge — running 300 kilometres in 36 hours around Lake Guthridge and Lake...
Obituary: Peter McMahon, July 13, 1952–September 5, 2025
Peter Francis McMahon was born in 1952. He was the second child to Kevin and Pat McMahon Master Builders, and attended St Joseph's Primary...
Maffra doctor Anthony Wright has retired
Locals may know him as Doctor Anthony Wright, a Maffra GP at Johnson Street Clinic with 50 years of experience. But after retiring in...
Grab your Golden Ticket
Gippsland Times readers have the chance to share in $4000 worth of shopping vouchers, just by buying the paper over the next five weeks.
For...
Gippsland’s Biggest PJ Day breaks records
Dressing gowns, slippers, sleep masks and even Bananas in Pyjamas filled classrooms, offices, businesses and the community on September 12 for Gippsland’s Biggest PJ...
Maffra Show celebrates beet industry
Show season is upon us. Locally, it begins with the Maffra Agricultural Show from Friday, October 24 to Sunday, October 26.
In its 135th year,...
A ‘million cents’ for wildlife shelter
Our Haven Wildlife Shelter in Stradbroke has been given a major boost – winning Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) charity prize of "a...
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Tale of the Maffra Roller
“IT is a tale worth telling, the one of the Maffra Roller, a typical beginning, controversial midlife and a triumphant return.”
Next month, a piece...
