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Locals plant trees

More than 35 green-thumbed community members donned their wet weather gear and gardening gloves and headed to the Thomas Maddock Reserve in Drouin last Sunday for Baw Baw Shire’s annual National Tree Day planting event. Despite the rain, community...

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09 Aug 2025

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Cardinia residents recycle nearly 12 tonnes of hard to recycle items

Cardinia Shire’s first Recycling Drive and Drop event saw residents recycle almost 12 tonnes of e-waste, polystyrene, soft plastics, textiles and cardboard. Held at the council depot in Pakenham on July 10 and 11, the successful event provided an...

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09 Aug 2025

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Surge in RSV cases

Residents are being urged to protect themselves against flu and RSV, as the region is experiencing a surge in case numbers this season. Gippsland Region Public Health Unit data has shown a sharp spike in flu numbers in the past two months, with 50...

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09 Aug 2025

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Founders celebrate community banking

Founding members of the Community Bank Neerim District recently returned to celebrate the legacy they helped build - 25 years after its opening. Almost 20 years after the last banking service closed its doors in the Neerim District, community members...

The Gazette

08 Aug 2025

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Locals plant trees

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Surge in RSV cases

Founders celebrate community banking