Applications are now open for the 2026 South Coast Community Leadership Program (SCCLP), a free six-session initiative designed to grow leadership opportunities across Bass Coast and South Gippsland shires.

As we reflect on the end of last year, I would like to thank the Corner Inlet community for the incredible support shown through Manna Gum’s 2025 Christmas Appeal.

Although Fish Creek resident Scott McCormack has noticed plenty of fisheries presence at Bear Gully during his January camping trip, figures released late last year reveal a dramatic statewide decline in inspections following government cuts to Fisheries Officers.

It was a case of déjà vu for many Venus Bay residents when they woke on New Year’s Day to discover five dead wombats, a grim reminder of the horrific morning in February last year when nine wombats were found dead on the town’s roads.