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Travelling the Gippsland track

Gippsland was first entered by white people down the Tambo Valley and on to the Gippsland Lakes. From 1835 there were squatters in the Omeo district, and they gradually extended their use of the land down that valley. We’ve talked about that...

The Gazette

27 Jun 2025

Our History

The hole beside our road

We have been really lucky this year, in Quamby Rd. We have had two official holes down at the other end, where there is bitumen. The hole men seem to prefer places where there is that black bit in the middle of the road. Let me say at the outset that...

The Gazette

18 Jun 2025

Our History

Snapshot of the past

A photograph of the Longwarry Scout Hall in Collett St c1969. The town once had a prolific scout pack, producing no less than five Queen Scouts. However, it is the story of the community banding together to build this scout hall which stands...

The Gazette

17 Jun 2025

Our History

Old dogs and good mates

It is the night of January 15. More correctly, it is 30 minutes into January 16, and I am sitting on the roofed deck at the back of my house listening to the grumbling thunder, enjoying the lightning and enjoying even more the sound of the occasion...

The Gazette

10 Jun 2025

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Travelling the Gippsland track

The hole beside our road

Snapshot of the past

Old dogs and good mates