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Gaming for good in Bairnsdale

GAMING for good. ESports Collective highlights the incredible breadth of opportunity their new gaming hub can offer the whole Gippsland community – a place where...

Gardiner Foundation announces scholarship recipients

GARDINER Foundation has announced 13 recipients of its 2026 Tertiary Scholarships, investing $705,000 to support students studying in fields critical to the future of...

Yarram Chalk Festival creating opportunities for artists

A CHALK-FILLED experience was to be had in Yarram from January 23 to January 24, as the annual Yarram Chalk Art festival kicked off. Walking...

National Servicemen’s Association looking for those called up

THE National Servicemen's Association of Australia (NSAA) is looking for any person who was called up between the years of 1951 and 1972. The NSAA...

Curating a community

Time seems to escape in vintage markets. Minutes stretch into hours, with songs from another decade the soundtrack to browsing. Somewhere between stacks of crockery,...

Heart and sole of Raymond Street says goodbye

For nearly 70 years, Schuback Shoes has been more than a store. When the family announced in early January that the 2026 back-to-school season would...

Australia Day around Wellington

Over 70 people attended an event in Cowwarr where they played trivia, reviewed some old maps of Cowwarr and enjoyed a beautiful cooked breakfast...

Australia Day at Victoria Park in Sale

We are all part of this story, and that story isn’t finished. This was a core theme of Sale’s Australia Day event on Monday, hosted...

Two passions collided for OAM recipient

Kevin Cameron's OAM calling in music, and later music education, has always been about collaboration and summoning the power of collective sound. After all,...

Two locals among Australia Day high honours

Maffra and Sale have two new OAMs in their community who were appointed to the Order of Australia as part of this year's Australia...

Maffra houseboat restoration gaining online attention

Maffra couple Joe and Kirsten Teese are no strangers to renovation, but their latest project is their biggest yet – a hulking eight-tonne 1980s...

Total Fire Ban declared for entire state tomorrow

A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for the whole state of Victoria tomorrow, Tuesday 27 January. Victoria is set to experience severe...

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Briag gallery showcases blind artist

THE Briagolong Art Gallery's newest exhibition, by painter Jeff McNeill, will open this Saturday. McNeil is a totally blind artist who creates works using a...