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This fortnight in the Prom Coast News: as the state election draws closer, local women in public life are speaking out about intimidation and online abuse in the wake of the shocking attack on Federal MP Helen Haines; and with Remembrance Day and a packed community calendar all coming up, there’s plenty happening around the grounds. Read on for all the stories, or grab the latest digital edition here.
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Quote of the fortnight
“As Councillors, we are out there, out and about, engaging amongst it. We are regional people living in our communities, just as Helen was. Tone is everything and words are weapons. That is the start.” — South Gippsland Shire Councillor Sarah Gilligan, speaking in the wake of the attack on Federal MP Helen Haines.
NEWS
The horrifying attack on independent Federal MP Helen Haines cast a shadow over the last South Gippsland Shire Council meeting. Cr Sarah Gilligan spoke out about rising political hostility, gendered abuse and the toll on women in public life. “Tone is everything and words are weapons,” said Cr Gilligan. Read more →
Seen the mysterious roadside cameras popping up on South Gippsland roadside signs? Local speculation has been running hot as to who put them there. Prom Coast News tracked down the answer: they’re counting cars for traffic planning, operated by an Australian data company. The one remaining mystery is who commissioned the survey. Read more →
COMMUNITY
South Gippsland’s first Deer Control Expo comes to Koonwarra Hall on Saturday 21 November, 10am–3pm. National coordinators, Parks Victoria staff, commercial harvesters and local landholders will share what works. Free to attend; register at sgln.net.au.
Also in community this fortnight: Foster RSL holds its Remembrance Day service at the Foster Cenotaph on 11 November at 11am, with services also in Fish Creek and Toora: all welcome.
More than 200 turned out for U3A’s joyful Seniors Festival celebration at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre. (it’s no) drama brought Fish Creek together for coLAB, a two-day inclusive arts festival celebrating disability, community and creative connection. Meeniyan’s beloved Marty Gras returned last weekend in Rainbow Country style, hailstorm and all, with close to 180 guests, drag performers, sequins and a $2,000 donation to the Gippsland Pride Initiative. And the Toora Arts Network has launched the gorgeous 2027 Look Up, Listen bird calendar, with 20 per cent of sales going to BirdLife Australia. Read more →
LIFESTYLE
Prom Coast’s own Alison Lester has been nominated for the world’s biggest children’s literature award, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, for the second time in two years, while Foster Secondary College has filled Stockyard Gallery with glorious art.
Coming up: Fanny Lumsden and her band The Daddies bring their Traditions tour to Meeniyan Town Hall on Saturday 7 November; Ensemble Liaison perform at Fish Creek Memorial Hall on Sunday 15 November (tickets $60); and Meeniyan Open Gardens opens six private gardens on Sunday 22 November, 10am–3pm, tickets $10. Read more →
SPORT
Fish Creek Football Netball Club has received TAC Club Rewards funding after a season that included a moving Round 15 guard of honour for the family of Lewis Bradbury, who played and umpired at the club before dying in a road accident in 2022.
In cricket, round four produced some tight finishes, with none tighter than Foster C-grade, who edged Outtrim Moyarra Kongwak by a single run, before round five was washed out across the senior grades. Read more →
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