Bag a bargain at St Paul’s Book Fair
BOOKWORMS and bargain hunters are encouraged to visit St Paul's Giant Book Fair in January.
The fundraiser, which began last Wednesday, is looking to sell...
100 years in the same hands
Six generations of one Gippsland family have enjoyed a centenary of Christmas, Easter and family celebrations at their Seaspray holiday house.
Longford grazier Harry (Bert)...
What’s on this month with Zoe Askew
Goodbye 2022, hello 2023.
The year 2023 is well and truly underway, with a plethora of local events happening across the year's first month.
Whether you...
Longford Kindergarten Art Show
Longford Kindergarten recently hosted an art show, celebrating children’s creativity and showcasing the importance of art for a child’s overall development.
It was also a...
Summer street art comes to Lake Tyers
Picturesque Gippsland seaside village Lake Tyers Beach is ringing in the new year with a brand new street art mural.
Local café The General, overlooking...
Spectacular Loch Sport
Carnival and marketgoers braved the strong south-westerly winds ripping across the foreshore on Wednesday, December 28, to attend the opening of The Loch Sport...
Eileen’s Wish continues on
OVER the past 10 years, a small group of Heyfield residents has distributed Christmas presents and food hampers to children and families in need.
It...
Christmas cheer from the Port of Sale
Children threw fabric bean bags into cut-out holes on angled boards and kicked footys under the shade of towering trees, while others lined excitedly...
History of Maffra Mardi Gras
THE Rotary Club of Maffra Mardi Gras is one of the longest running events in the Wellington Shire. It started in 1957 when a...
Beau Vernon a guest speaker for IPDWD
GIPPSLAND Disability Advocacy and Overcoming Obstacles collaborated to organise a dinner and dance at the Vines Winery in Maffra to celebrate International Day of...
Reflecting on the year that was, 2022
Liam Durkin
WHAT if we were to tell you most of the pages written in your local newspaper this year were by a team all...
Maffra and District Bendigo Bank sponsor Mardi Gras
The Maffra and District Bendigo Bank will offer cash prizes for the three best overall floats in the Rotary Club of Maffra Mardi Gras...
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Wellington Shire’s new mayor and deputy
The election of councillors Cindy Madeley and Liz Foat as Wellington Shire’s mayor and deputy mayor on Tuesday night marked a historic first for...
