The fuel crisis is laying bare what many Prom Coasters have long known: when you live at the end of the road, transport options outside cars are thin, and when those options become unaffordable, the consequences are real.

It’s been a funny old week on the Prom Coast, with contrasting perspectives and experiences that sit uneasily alongside talk of a looming global downturn - if some forecasters are to be believed.

There's been no shortage of strong feeling about the Council’s proposed upgrades to Foster's Main Street, and a suggestion that the town consider a radically different approach has sparked one of the liveliest conversations on the Prom Coast News Facebook page in recent memory.

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

South Gippsland Shire Council says it is set to transform the pedestrian experience in multiple South Gippsland towns, including Foster, Sandy Point and Venus Bay, with a series of road safety upgrades funded through a $2 million grant from the Transport Accident Commission.

For two decades, Dr Tom Chalko has been captivating audiences with his guitar concerts at the Mount Best Hall. His upcoming performance, Groove & Grace on Sunday, April 19, may be his best yet!