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South Gippsland Shire Council will conclude its Community Sharps Program on 30 June 2026 and remove several needle disposal bins across the region, though sharps disposal units located inside public toilet wall safes will remain in place.

South Gippsland Shire Council has adopted its 2026-27 annual budget, delivering a 2.75 per cent rate rise and a $24.26 million capital works program after a spirited debate at last Wednesday’s council meeting that saw one councillor vote against.

A wish list of parking and access improvements for Fish Creek has been left unfunded in South Gippsland Shire Council's 2026/27 budget, despite a detailed community submission outlining a string of practical concerns about how visitors, locals and service vehicles move through the town.

South Gippsland Shire Council's 2026/27 budget confirms a significant pullback in funding for public toilets across the shire, both in terms of new infrastructure and the ongoing cleaning of some existing non-Council-owned facilities.

A petition carrying more than 2,000 signatures calling for a three-year rates freeze failed to sway the majority of South Gippsland Shire councillors at Wednesday 17 June's budget meeting, but it did generate the meeting's most pointed debate.

When the Prom Coast News called the Department of Transport hotline on May 27 to report a dire road surface on the South Gippsland Highway heading north from Foster North, operators admitted they had already received multiple urgent notifications.

After nearly a year offline, live weather data is flowing again from the Yanakie weather station, and for the farmers, fishers, boaties and emergency services volunteers who rely on its hyperlocal readings, it is very welcome news.