Prom Coast News

It all started with an alert on the Vic Emergency App one Thursday morning in late September. And it wasn’t long before cafes and breakfast tables were abuzz with the news a whale calf had beached itself at Sandy Point.

Palpable relief mixed with the drizzling rain on the Foster Fish Creek Road on Monday afternoon. Dozens of emergency service workers gathered to debrief after helping 12 people to safety from the Yarram Vline service that plunged 2.5 metres down an embankment.

If you had not already heard, it is Victorian Seniors Festival Month and there are a whole host of events still to get to across the region from musical performances to Pickleball come and try sessions.

Keep up to date with Prom Coast art exhibitions, music and concerts, sports, markets, and events of all kinds in our events calendar.

On 15 September, Chloe Wade, P/1 teacher at Welshpool and District Primary School, was announced as a finalist in the Victorian Education Excellence Awards (VEEA) in the category of Outstanding Early Year Primary Teacher.

The Port Welshpool Volunteer Coastguard is still relying on a 25-year-old vessel, a second-hand Noosa Cat once used by the Paynesville Water Police.

Sandy Point Community Centre will host one of Australia's hottest up and coming musicians on October 11, with Flynn Gurry bringing his solo tour to town.