The past fortnight has tested South Gippsland's patience at the bowser. Prices have jumped roughly 50 per cent, some servos have run dry for hours at a time, and tempers, understandably, have frayed.

At a swim meet in Melbourne with her daughter last Sunday, local teacher Donna Gillam looked around the crowd and noticed something that told her everything about the state of her profession. Three of her friends had their laptops open, catching up on work in the stands.

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's beloved ArtCubes have been busy hosting a stream of local artists, art groups, events and music, with diverse programs continuing across Toora, Venus Bay and Fleet Wine in Leongatha.

Older Australians are facing a dramatically increased risk of drowning, with new figures showing a 55 per cent spike in drowning deaths among those aged 65 and over.

Well, we have come to another season end here at the bowling club and the focus is now shifting to winter holidays, football and for the ones who are game, winter bowls. The season finished with a celebration for the Second Division on Saturday, as they won the flag against