New federal Member for Monash Mary Aldred used her maiden speech to Parliament last week to outline her agenda for the electorate, pledging to fight for a new West Gippsland Hospital and a national framework to combat coastal erosion.

In near perfect Winter weather, Graeme Watkins (8) won his first monthly medal at Foster GC with an emphatic 69 nett.

In the latest installment of Foster and District Historical Society’s column, we finish off the article published in the very first edition of The Foster and Toora Mirror about the Foster township, written by Mr Henry Barnes in March 1890, describing the township at that time.

Are you a woman with some health concerns that you’d really prefer to ask a female doctor about? Have you ever called up the local doctor’s surgery to make an appointment to see if you can get those questions answered, only to find the next available appointment with a woman GP is months away?

The Club is really excited to show off the arrival of our three new bowling arms in time for the start of the new season.

‘Our Place’ is a free weekly youth group that offers a safe and welcoming space for young people to relax, connect, and unwind after school.