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Live4Life crew learn leadership skills

More than 30 members of the Baw Baw Live4Life Crew developed leadership skills at a recent training day held at the Bellbird East Pavilion in Drouin. Making the most of the opportunity to build their capacity as leaders and develop event management...

Vietnam veterans honoured

Former military personnel that served in the Vietnam conflict from 1962-1975 were honoured at the Warragul cenotaph last Monday for Vietnam Veterans Day. About 21 local Vietnam veterans attended on the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan and...

Chairo crowned hockey champions

Chairo Christian School in Drouin has kept its proud hockey tradition alive by once again becoming the SSV (School Sport Victoria) senior girls hockey state champions. It is the third time in four years that the school has claimed the title after...

Empowering local female founders

Female business owners gathered for the latest West Gippsland Women lunch and learn workshop at The Village Health in Warragul recently. The event featured marketing strategist and social media coach Erika McInerney (Mac and Ernie), who delivered...

Mosaics brighten a special garden

Two special mosaic art works have been unveiled in the children’s garden at Drouin cemetery. The Humpty Dumpty and Cat and the Fiddle mosaics were created by staff and clients from Knoxbrooke in Warragul and provide a colourful addition to the...

Therapeutic and sensory toys available to borrow

A selection of therapeutic and sensory toys are now available to borrow from the Little Borrower Drouin Toy Library. Run by the Drouin Presbyterian Church, the Little Borrower toy library is open every Friday morning during school terms. After...

Arts and Culture

“I’ll Be There For You” concert at Wesley

Local film and television lovers will have have the chance to hear some of their favourite themes performed by a symphony orchestra at the upcoming “I’ll Be There For You” concert. Held at the Wesley of Warragul on Friday September 5, the concert is...

Bonnie Collings

Thirty years of daffodil bulb sales raises $420,000

Now in its 30th year, the popular Blyth family Daffodil Bulb drive has reached an incredible milestone - raising an estimated $420,000 since its launch for Allied and Community Health services at West Gippsland Healthcare Group. This year’s effort...

Faulty phone charger sparks house fire

A Trafalgar family has reminded community members about the importance of checking device charges after their home was destroyed by fire last month. The family is now living in rental accommodation, waiting for their home to eventually be rebuilt. The...

100 days at Drouin campus

100 days at DrouinMoving at a pace that might be a bit quick for a person of 100 years old, the St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School prep ‘centenarians’ celebrated 100 days of school at the Drouin campus, which was also 100 days of the campus being...

Firewood investigators seize property

Alleged firewood thieves discovered a 290km getaway wasn’t far enough following the execution of a search warrant in Drouin earlier this month. Conservation Regulation Victoria said forest and wildlife officers from its “Taskforce Ironbark”, together...

Arts and Culture

WGCB bring home the win

The West Gippsland Concert Band took home first prize at the Yarram Eisteddfod recently. Competing in their first ever eisteddfod as a group, the West Gippsland Concert Band performed three pieces in the Arthur Bunn Open Band/Ensemble category...

Creative talent on show

Performing Arts students from St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School’s Warragul and Traralgon campuses joined together at the West Gippsland Arts Centre recently for the annual Centrepiece concert. The evening was an opportunity to celebrate and showcase...

Storage unit burglaries

Storage unitburglariesDetectives are investigating a series of burglaries from storage units across Warragul, Yarragon and Trafalgar. In several cases, owners are still working to ascertain what - if anything - was stolen. Police said locks were cut...

Mayor and councillors gain wage rise

The mayor, deputy mayor and councillors of Baw Baw Shire have received a three per cent pay rise. The increase, an annual adjustment determined by the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal, rolled out on July 1 at all councils across the...

Transparency high on the agenda

by Emma BallingallThe introduction of a “transparency hub” in Baw Baw Shire is expected in the next six to 12 months. However, open councillor briefing sessions - one of 10 options identified in a “Transparency Discussion Paper” - will not...

Emma Ballingall

Drought support leaves farmers in limbo

Gippsland farmers are facing unacceptable delays in the processing of emergency drought support scheme applications, according to Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath. In May, the State Government deemed primary producers in Baw Baw, Bass Coast...

Rotary hosts inaugural Collectables Fair

A collectables fair, hosted by Warragul Rotary Club, will be held at Darnum on September 6. Warragul Rotary is opening the new project will become an annual community event. Stallholders will be selling a variety of collectable items with Rotary...

Arts and Culture

A busy year for BBAA so far

Baw Baw Arts Alliance’s recent annual general meeting drove home the group’s vision to facilitate and encourage creative arts in the local community. Held at the VRI Hall in Warragul on Tuesday August 12, the meeting saw the appointment of the...