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...
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...
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...
Celebrating rivers on World Water Day
River lovers around the world united for World Rivers Day, which was marked on Sunday, with the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (WGCMA) taking...
A century of Glenmaggie Weir
A CENTURY ago, the first irrigation water from Glenmaggie Weir was delivered to a farm in Boisdale-Valencia Creek area on October 15.
Then owned by...
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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...
