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Renee’s close shave for a good cause

FUNDRAISING efforts come in all shapes and sizes but when it concerns raising funds for cancer and the person raising the funds has a...

Sale Art Circle Day’s for Cathy

In memory of their friend, Cathy Waller-Wolf Trembath, Sale Art Circle held a ‘have a go’ with pastels day. Sadly, Cathy lost her battle...

Art on the Seaspray – Julie Ward’s Easter show returns

For decades, Sale artist Julie Ward has been drawn by her love of art, music and the sea. She has a studio at Seaspray where...

Celebrating the life of Peter Eustace

RACE-caller Peter Eustace was known as the Voice Of Gippsland for nearly 50 years after moving to the area in the early 1970s. His race...

Saint Mary’s Catholic Parish in Maffra to celebrate 100 years

ON April 28, Saint Mary’s Catholic Parish in Maffra will celebrate the centenary of the current church building. The new church building replaced the old...

Celebrating homegrown at Tinamba Food & Wine Fest

Gippsland winemakers are celebrating the end of harvest with the popular Tinamba Food & Wine Festival this Sunday, April 14. Wine Gippsland President, Alistair Hicks,...

Community invited to celebrate National Volunteer Week

WELLINGTON Shire Council will commemorate National Volunteer Week with a week-long celebration to thank and celebrate the hard working volunteers who dedicate their time...

How heavy plant boost bushfire suppression at DEECA Heyfield

DAMON Guy reckons contracted heavy plant is an unsung hero of bushfire suppression. Mr Guy is a Forest Fire Operations Officer Technical Lead at the...

Wattleglen’s new name celebrated with charitable donation

Respect and Wattleglen last Thursday celebrated local resident Linda Wilkins as the winner of its recent name-change competition, after she provided the inspiration for...

Vet receives prestigious Jakob Malmo 2024 Bovine award

GIPPSLAND veterinarian and consultant, Alison Gunn, has become the first female to have been awarded the prestigious Jakob Malmo 2024 Bovine practitioner by Australian...

Heyfield Uniting Church’s final service after 150 years

HEYFIELD Uniting Church held its final service on March 10, while celebrating the building and opening of the church 150 years ago. The church...

Royal Flying Doctor Service simulator up and away in Rosedale

Katrina Brandon UP, up, up and away with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) at the Lions Club of Rosedale op shop on Wednesday, February...

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Paying tribute with Keegan O’Brien Millinery Award

It’s the same fashionable award with a new name to mark a legacy for much-loved Maffra local, the late Keegan O’Brien. The millinery award for...