The Yanakie Settlers Hut was filled to capacity recently as the Tuesday Golf Allstars hosted a sold-out Christmas in July fundraiser in support of local health and aged care services.

The Toora Community Action Team (TCAT) held their AGM on Sunday 26 July, joined by members of the community, South Gippsland Councillor Scott Rae and South Gippsland Shire’s Manager Community, Customer & Visitor (Future Communities) Sophie Dixon.

“The best swimming pool in the world” (according to one local man) faces permanent closure unless new volunteers step forward to take over its management, with the Grassy Spur Camping Reserve management committee announcing it will step down after 18 years of dedicated service.

We are incredibly proud to announce that our students have been crowned Champion School at the Korumburra National Science and Engineering Challenge!

Jill arrived in Foster with husband Howard in 2008 to live on a farmlet on Landing Road. It was a haven for Jill, who had always longed to again live on the land after her early childhood high in the hills in the Wye Valley near Wales.

The South Gippsland One Act Play Festival is on again in Foster on the last weekend in August, hosted by Foster Arts Music & Drama Association, affectionately known as FAMDA.

At 84, South Gippsland’s Dr Mary Ellis looks back on a career defined not by a rigid grand plan, but by adaptability, curiosity and a commitment to the natural world.