Drought Breakers
After a 10-year drought and some heartbreakingly close calls in recent years, Port Welshpool and District Bowling Club have taken out the Strzelecki South Playing Area Division 4 Premiership against archrivals Wonthaggi at Loch on Saturday 1 February.
Victory in this competition was made even sweeter, with the Midweek Pennant
Alert as fire danger extends into autumn
Local residents are being urged to remain on guard as the autumn bushfire outlook reveals an increased fire risk will continue in the region over the coming months, with Waratah Bay and Wilsons Promontory singled out as areas of particular concern.
The Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC)
Good Eats with John Picpus
Port Welshpool General Store
It’s a long old trek off the South Gippy Highway down to Port Welshpool but I’m told time and again it’s where I’ll find the region’s best fish and chips. Not just by your average Joe but by the RACV no
CROPFEST: Calling all cinephiles
It’s that time of year again when the Fellinis and Spielbergs of South Gippsland are urged to pull out their cine gear, (smartphones will suffice), and get filming in their gardens and local green spaces.
Cropfest25 is the brainchild of local Bryan Watterson, who along with friend Josh Southwell,
Waratah transmission line proposal shock
Not a month goes by without another round of Prom Coast community consultations for massive infrastructure projects.
This month, it’s the turn of Gippsland Skies, the consortium granted a license for offshore surveys to investigate cable routes to shore for the proposed wind farms 30 kilometres off Wilsons Promontory.