The motion addressing the second community petition seeking to preserve parking around the Fish Creek memorial has lapsed for want of a seconder, with silence descending on the council chambers during last week’s meeting.

Despite ongoing protests, including from local Prom Coast CFAs, the state government is forging ahead with its Emergency Services Levy, albeit with some concessions.

Most people would be likely to accept that birds play, just for the fun of it. I suspect everyone has seen Galahs hanging upside down from branches and power lines, there are records of Galahs taking turns to walk over each other, and plenty of play fighting goes on.

Foster will host the internationally renowned Stuttgart Youth Chamber Orchestra this August as part of their Australian tour. The acclaimed German ensemble, founded in 1960 and comprising musicians aged 12 to 20, brings decades of excellence to the Foster War Memorial and Arts Centre.

In a rare piece of good news for affordable housing in South Gippsland, a small strip of disused road in Foster could soon become the site of much-needed community housing units, thanks to unanimous council support for Linton Court’s expansion plans.