VicSpell spelling bee for local schools
FOLLOWING the collapse of a nation-wide spelling bee, a group of Gippsland teachers came together to build a suitable version for local schools.
In 2005,...
Maffra Lions changeover
Maffra Lions Club held its annual meeting and changeover dinner at the Maffra Community Sports Club last Monday, May 25.
The evening was attended by...
Mass to celebrate Catholic education
Catholic school communities from across the Diocese of Sale came together on May 20 to celebrate Catholic Education Week, gathering in a spirit of...
Volunteers celebrated at CGH high tea
Volunteers were acknowledged and celebrated at a high tea organised by Central Gippsland Health (CGH) and the Royal Flying Doctor Service as part of...
Gippsland Water’s Sounding Board initiative
Gippsland Water is inviting Wellington Shire residents to join its Sounding Board to help shape future services and projects.
The Sounding Board gives community members...
WGCMA’s photo competition winner crowned
For a second year in a row, Iryna MacMillan has taken out first prize in West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority’s (WGCMA) annual photo competition.
A...
Yarram students’ smoothies boost health
Yarram Secondary College has created a welcoming food environment for students to enjoy fresh and tasty food and drinks throughout their school day, as...
NEWS STORY ARCHIVES: May 20 1926, ‘Women 100,000 years ago’
This newspaper archive is shared for historical interest only, and is not intended to be a comment on its subject matter.
WOMEN 100,000 YEARS AGO
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Cool performances from St Anne’s students
FOR many of Gippsland Grammar's St Anne's Campus students, Frozen has been part of their childhood for almost as long as they can remember.
Years...
Every hall has a story, with Damian Callinan
There is barely a bakery in regional Australia, that hasn't had one of Damian Callinan's show posters blu-tacked to its window.
In Hall Stories, the...
Dargo Hotel wins big at state awards for excellence
THE Dargo Hotel was one of the big winners at the Australian Hotels Association (AHA) State Awards for Excellence.
A crowd of more than 1300...
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...
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Looking for Friends of Maffra Show
THE Maffra and District Agricultural Society is seeking people in the area to become Friends of the Maffra Show.
For $250 each, these "Friends" will...
