Two years ago, the Fish Creek Memorial Hall was filled with the sounds of world-class jazz as a fundraising concert launched the Grand Hall Grand Piano Project.

As heavy as a seven tonne elephant and costing north of $20 million, the Victorian Air Ambulance Helimed rescue chopper AW`139 carried out a highly successful off a boat rescue drill in Singapore Deep south of Port Welshpool in the second week of August.

Like a movie, you can consume a short story in an evening. Yet frequently it is as complex as a novel. For me at least, it is as difficult to write.

A hands-on conservation event celebrating the endangered Gang-gang Cockatoo will be held at Tarwin River Forest, Foster North, on Sunday, September 7 – coinciding with national Threatened Species Day.

oday’s walk is from Foster to Port Welshpool. I started in the centre of Foster. I had breakfast before leaving home, but if you haven’t there are a number of cafes and two bakeries. The trail is actually on the edge of town about 1.5 kms south along Station Road

I learnt a lot about working with wood after chatting to Chris Sieberhagen, a part-time Venus Bay resident who just loves making amazing pieces from interesting and recycled wood.

South Gippsland's most critically ill patients are receiving faster ambulance responses, though less urgent cases face longer waits, according to new Ambulance Victoria data.