Community

Social media ban? Rainy days ruining summer? Bored and confused? The cure has arrived! Prom Coast kids are encouraged to sign up for the Big Summer Read, which starts 1 December and invites children and teens to stay curious and connected over the holidays.

South Gippsland Hospital’s Urgent Care Centre (UCC) in Foster is staffed by the ward nurses 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to assist people who require urgent or emergency assessment and treatment, even though it is not a formally funded Emergency Department (ED)

The Foster Community Planning Event, held on Saturday 15 November, was a great success, attracting more than 270 community members throughout the day. Attendees contributed their ideas, shared feedback and explored the results of the recent Foster Community Survey.

It’s hard to believe Christmas is nearly here…which means school holidays and Foster Show entry creating should be on everyone’s radars. While we’re all hopeful we’ll see lots of sunshine this summer, South Gippsland will be sure to offer the odd rainy day or dreaded

After more than four decades under the bonnet, Foster is saying goodbye to one of its most reliable fixtures. Local mechanic Ray Dower, who has kept the town’s cars - and in earlier years, its milk trucks - running since December 1983, has closed the door for the final time.