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Victorian school funding inquiry finds Prom Coast paying price for per capita model
A Victorian parliamentary inquiry into public school funding has found that government schools across the state have been systematically underfunded for more than a decade.
Prom Coast bucks wider South Gippsland trend despite rise in property crime
The latest Crime Statistics Agency figures suggest the Prom Coast has largely avoided the sharp increase in sexual offences reported across South Gippsland, although several local communities experienced higher levels of property crime during the year ending March 2026.
Flu season late but coming
Public health experts are warning Victorians not to be lulled into a false sense of security by a quieter-than-usual start to the flu season. Lower case numbers earlier in the year are expected to produce a late winter spike.
New waste service stirs strong community reaction
South Gippsland's rollout of the new FOGO (Food Organics and Garden Organics) bin system and the shift to fortnightly general waste collection from 1 July has prompted some confusion on the kerbside, and a wave of community discussion online.
Sinkhole scare reopens old wounds from Foster's mining past
Rumours of a sinkhole forming in the carpark behind Foster’s Foodworks began circulating online in the community in early July, prompting Zavier Evans to investigate the site himself.
Bird flu reaches Australia
Australia confirmed its first mainland detection of H5N1 on 20 June, when a Brown Skua found in Western Australia tested positive. The arrival of the highly pathogenic avian influenza on Australian soil is a sobering moment for the local community.
A once-in-a-generation opportunity (if done right): Decommissioning the Bass Strait oil rigs
A Victorian parliamentary inquiry has recommended that end-of-life offshore oil and gas infrastructure in Bass Strait should be fully removed unless leaving it in place can be demonstrated to deliver better environmental outcomes.