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New chapter in war bugle story

by Yvette BrandThe story of George Eyre’s bugle is shared every year at Warragul Anzac and Remembrance services before the sounds of the bugle echo across the cenotaph playing the Last Post. But the mystery behind the bugle now continues, with...

Yvette Brand

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Two tips targeted

A safe and cash were stolen during burglaries at waste disposal sites on Wednesday morning. Police reported a burglary at Trafalgar Transfer Station in Giles Rd at 2.50am and a second at Meluca in Weerong Rd between 3.15am and 3.35am. The two...

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9 hours ago

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Clubs support road safety message

Road safety messages were delivered to local football and netball players over the weekend when a number of clubs threw their support behind the TAC’s Road safety Round. Police, SES volunteers and paramedic Jessica Newton were amongst the line-up of...

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9 hours ago

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Account-based play trial would benefit Gippslanders

by Bonnie CollingsA trial of mandatory account-based play is set to begin at select gaming venues in September, as part of the Victorian state government’s gambling reforms. The trial comes in the wake of startling new figures released by the...

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9 hours ago

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Victim watches car drive away

Victim watchescar drive awayA car theft victim watched his vehicle being driven away during a daytime aggravated burglary in Warragul on Saturday. Police said the victim parked the white Holden Commodore utility in a garage of the Atkinson Crt...

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9 hours ago

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Export industry must be protected

by Yvette BrandThe sentencing of a West Gippsland livestock agent to jail for cattle related fraud offences has sparked backlash among industry players concerned about the significant risk to Australia’s livestock export industry. Nathan Gibbon of...

Yvette Brand

21 Jul 2025

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Toboggan rides headline Snowfest

Toboggan rides will make a triumphant return when Snowfest Gippsland is held in Warragul on Friday, July 25. Turning the heart of Warragul into a winter wonderland, Snowfest organiser Jenny Muir said she was excited to offer “a chock-a-bloc...

The Gazette

15 Jul 2025

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First week ticked off for Aldred

by Bonnie CollingsMember for Monash Mary Aldred was officially sworn into the 48th Parliament of Australia last Tuesday during the opening of the new parliamentary term. Ms Aldred said she had received a “very warm welcome from colleagues on both...

Bonnie Collings

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Youths arrested - car crimes continue

by Emma BallingallDetectives had a win against youths stealing cars when a 16-year-old boy from Baw Baw was refused bail last week. The boy was one of three teenagers arrested when stop sticks were deployed to halt a stolen car on the Strzelecki Hwy...

Emma Ballingall

10 hours ago

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Car flips on freeway

Car flips on freewayA vehicle carrying a couple and their eight-month-old child flipped several times after being struck on the Princes Fwy at Longwarry on Saturday morning. Police said the collision occurred on the west bound lane as traffic slowed...

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Police praise behaviour

Local police praised overall good behaviour at Snowfest on Friday night.“It was great, the crowd was fantastic,“ Warragul acting senior sergeant Kristin Hodges said. “No dramas at all.“Act sen sgt Hodges said police had a good presence across the...

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10 hours ago

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MP suspended for hospital outburst

by Emma BallingallA local politician will serve a 90-minute suspension from State Parliament today after he stormed out over the new West Gippsland Hospital. Member for Narracan Wayne Farnham demanded a firm date on when a new hospital would be built...

Emma Ballingall

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Snowfest attracts 20,000

An estimated 20,000 people donned their winter woolies and headed into the centre of Warragul on Friday night for the annual Snowfest Gippsland event. Sections of Albert, Smith and Palmerston Streets in Warragul were transformed into a wintery...

The Gazette

28 Jul 2025

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Rotary honour for John Gallienne

Long serving Warragul Rotary Club member John Gallienne was recently recognised with a Paul Harris Fellow Sapphire Pin. Presenting the honour at a recent meeting, past president Tony Carson spoke of John’s relentless desire to produce the best...

The Gazette

25 Jul 2025

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Community connections and quality care inspire new CEO

by Yvette BrandPeople, connection to the community and quality care services enticed West Gippsland Healthcare Group interim chief executive officer Shannon Wight to make the position permanent. Ms Wight, who was appointed in January as the...

Yvette Brand

02 Jul 2025

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House ransacked as occupant slept

A resident slept through their house being ransacked in Yarragon on Friday night. Police said the aggravated burglary occurred in Princes Way between 10pm and 8am. Every room of the house - excluding the bedroom - had been searched as well as...

The Gazette

25 Jul 2025

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Funding to weed out fire risk

Almost $55,000 will be provided to Baw Baw Shire Council to assist in roadside weed management. The State Government last week announced funding to 45 municipalities across the state to help rural and regional councils be better prepared for the...

Carolyn Turner

25 Jul 2025

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Innovative road sealing saves trees and money

More than 400 trees and $1 million of ratepayers’ money has been saved during two road sealing projects in Heath Hill and Nar Nar Goon. Cardinia Shire mayor Jack Kowarzik said it was pleasing to have more local roads sealed after the projects at Mt...

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25 Jul 2025

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Champion award for Warragul Camera Club

The Warragul Camera Club was recently named the “Champion Club” at the 2025 Gippsland Interclub Photography Exhibition. The award was presented at the Latrobe Regional Gallery in Morwell on Friday, July 12 as part of the gallery’s winter exhibition...

The Gazette

25 Jul 2025