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South Gippsland welcomes 19 new citizens from around the globe
Nineteen people from ten different nations became Australian citizens at a ceremony in Leongatha on Wednesday night, adding to South Gippsland's small but growing multicultural community.
Gippsland’s youth homelessness and suicide crisis
Horrifying new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed the scale of the crisis facing homeless children and young people across Australia - a crisis that is also playing out in South Gippsland.
Battle begins over massive lifeguard funding hikes
As summer looms, Gippsland councils are fighting massive lifeguard funding increases despite the state collecting $3 billion more through its new emergency services tax, with Sandy Point and Venus Bay now looking down the barrel of reduced beach patrols this season as a result.
Big dairy merger sparks worry for South Gippsland farmers
South Gippsland’s dairy farmers are watching closely after news that French dairy giant Lactalis will buy Fonterra’s Australian operations in a multi-billion-dollar deal.
Roo collisions on the rise
Victorian motorists are facing increasing danger from kangaroo collisions, with RACV Insurance recording over 23,000 claims between 2021 and June 2025, peaking at 5,883 claims in 2024.
Government releases 20,000 home care packages as wait times blow out
The federal government has announced the immediate release of 20,000 home care packages in a bid to address mounting pressure on Australia’s aged care system.
Foster bottle-o robbed twice in four days
Police are seeking information on brazen burglaries targeting Foster’s Cellarbrations, after it was targeted by thieves twice in less than a week, with burglars making off with $35,000 worth of alcohol, cigarettes and cash in two lightning-fast raids.
The Bass Coast Crime Investigation Unit is investigating the separate