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South Gippy’s food and drink producers are gearing up for the region's newest celebration, with the inaugural Eat Drink Play Gippsland festival set to transform Leongatha's Railway Precinct on October 18. It was all excitement at the launch event on 26 June, with the Prom

South Gippsland Hospital is kicking off NAIDOC week celebrations with a traditional smoking ceremony, including a Yidaki (didgeridoo) performance, in the hospital car park, followed by warm lunch and a cosy yarn in the Fleming Room on Wednesday 9 July at 11am.

South Gippsland Animal Aid have lots of furry friends available to be adopted by responsible families, as kitten season shows no signs of slowing down this winter.

Originally formed in 2017, the Friends of Stockyard Creek Landcare group is again up and running with the support of South Gippsland Council and the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority to help restore some of the biodiversity to the town's Pearl Park and along the creek itself.