Last week’s Victorian Government decision to maintain protection for deer under the Wildlife Act has drawn strong criticism from the South Gippsland Landcare Network, which says the move leaves local farmers and landholders without crucial support to combat a growing biosecurity threat.

It was all fun and games at Foster last week, as Year 12 students marked the end of their schooling journey on Thursday.

With an early fire season upon Prom Coasters and plenty of rain and warm weather around to make the growing things burst with vigour, it’s great timing that the local council have commenced the annual green waste amnesty.

South Gippsland Shire Council has endorsed its Draft Domestic Animal Management Plan 2026-2029 for community consultation, no doubt hoping to avoid the tensions emerging in neighbouring Bass Coast Shire on the same issue.