Prom Coast News

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Despite the village’s new streetscaping, Fish Creek residents say they are grappling with persistent parking shortages as the works near completion and the busy summer season looms.

South Gippsland Shire Council has adopted a 24/7 cat containment order across the entire Shire as part of its Domestic Animal Management Plan 2026-2029, tightening restrictions beyond the originally proposed sunset-to-sunrise containment.

After more than four decades under the bonnet, Foster is saying goodbye to one of its most reliable fixtures. Local mechanic Ray Dower, who has kept the town’s cars - and in earlier years, its milk trucks - running since December 1983, has closed the door for the final time.

With Julia Merrington Cumquat Marmalade This simple Cumquat Marmalade is a lazy cook’s version, based loosely on a Stephanie Alexander recipe. It does require a bit of chopping but is the most delicious marmalade ever, and makes a great Christmas gift because it seems to be everyone's

Councillor Nathan Hersey has been elected Mayor of South Gippsland Shire for a second term following a vote that split cleanly along gender lines, with all five male councillors voting in his favour while the three female councillors, including fellow mayoral nominee Sarah Gilligan, voted against. The election, held at

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is investigating the cause of a fish kill that left hundreds of dead European carp floating in a drain leading to the Tarwin River near Berry's Creek on 20th November – the same river that provides drinking water to Meeniyan. Testing on site confirmed