When Anna Briggs posted a video earlier this year announcing that her and partner Chris Muggeridge were closing Tarwin Lower’s Flock Stock and Basil farm gate, the response from the community caught them off guard. People were sad.

When Janine Best was a young student completing her Diploma of Clothing Industry Studies, she took a part-time job at a little clothing shop in Foster called South Gippsland Clothing Co. She had no idea she would end up owning it.

When the Prom Coast News called the Department of Transport hotline on May 27 to report a dire road surface on the South Gippsland Highway heading north from Foster North, operators admitted they had already received multiple urgent notifications.

After nearly a year offline, live weather data is flowing again from the Yanakie weather station, and for the farmers, fishers, boaties and emergency services volunteers who rely on its hyperlocal readings, it is very welcome news.

A community information session held in Foster last week has helped at least some affected residents make sense of the proposed new flood planning controls.

More than two million Victorians have already claimed a 20 per cent discount on their vehicle registration under the State Government's rebate scheme, with payments flowing into bank accounts. A driver with one car can get up to $186 back, and a family with two cars up to $372.

South Gippsland Shire Council is standing firm in its opposition to the Victorian Government's mandatory glass bin rollout, even as the two parties exchange carefully worded statements about flexibility and rural needs.