Letters to the Editor: April 30 2025
Remembering those who didn't return
It was a pleasant spring day in late November 1942, and I had walked the forbidden long way home from...
Take in the ‘Dark Side of Shakespeare’ at Stratford festival
The 2025 Stratford Shakespeare Festival will officially get underway tonight with the official festival opening event at the Stratford Courthouse Theatre, beginning 6.30pm.
The free...
Honouring those who returned in Seaspray
The scent of saltwater and rosemary – sprigs freshly plucked from the bush behind Seaspray’s War Memorial – stirred the senses on Anzac Day....
Furry friends find new homes at Petstock Sale
The Petstock Foundation is celebrating an incredible National Pet Adoption Month (NPAM) with 850 rescue animals adopted into their forever homes across Australia in...
Meerlieu hosts 10th Anzac Dawn Service
This year's dawn service in Meerlieu marked 10 years of the event.
The morning began with a powerful moment as Peter Caithness emerged from the...
Day to honour service
Respect for current and former servicemen and women was on display across Wellington Shire on Anzac Day last Friday.
It began with thousands of people...
Easter party in Yarram for the Tarra Festival
AN estimated 10,000 people packed Commercial Rd, Yarram, for the annual Tarra Festival parade on Saturday, with hundreds attending the other events throughout the...
Celebrating our volunteers: 2025 Volunteer Expo
Wellington Shire Council will be celebrating this year’s National Volunteer Week with a special event that brings people together and showcases the power of...
Honouring the service of nurses
FEDERATION University staff and students honoured the nurses that have provided lifesaving care in times of war, at the Australian Nursing Memorial Centre's Anzac...
Trek to support future veterans
Standing in history to honour past heroes while raising funds to support contemporary veterans – Squadron Leader Adon Lumley is going the extra mile...
Young blood in Shakespeare festival
The Janice Jones Youth Achievement Award recognises the efforts of young people under the age of 25 who go above and beyond in the...
Melina Bath to visit Anzac Cove
STATE Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath will visit Anzac Cove to pay her respects to the fallen soldiers who landed on April 25,...
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Algal bloom linked to fish deaths
People have been warned to avoid contact with the water in Lake Victoria after an algal bloom was detected.
The Environment Protection Authority suspects the...
