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Musicians young and old shine in Warragul Municipal Band

Whether you’re almost in your 90s, or you aren’t quite a teenager yet - if you love playing music in a group, you’ll be right at home in the Warragul Municipal Band. The band’s oldest member, 86-year-old Brian Milkins, and youngest member...

Bonnie Collings

28 Oct 2025

Arts and Culture

Three generations of band members

by Bonnie CollingsFor the Runciman, Nicholson and Lucas families, playing music together in the Warragul Municipal Band has always been a way of life. George Runciman, his daughters Emma Nicholson and Sarah Lucas and his grandchildren, including...

Bonnie Collings

28 Oct 2025

Education

Project returns history to school

by Bonnie CollingsPieces of history have been transformed into functional furniture at Neerim District Rural Primary School following a recent term-long collaboration with the Neerim District Community House and Men’s Shed. Two new bench seats...

Bonnie Collings

28 Oct 2025

Arts and Culture

WTC’s hilarious whodunit

by Bonnie CollingsWarragul Theatre Company’s recent production of “The Game’s Afoot” had audiences in stitches from start to finish. Packed full of physical comedy, strong character performances and staged on a set brimming with detail, the show was...

Bonnie Collings

21 Oct 2025

News

Found after three years

by Bonnie CollingsThree years to the day after she went missing, police located human remains in the renewed search for Lucinda Miller last Thursday. Acting inspector Paula Linford said the remains, clothing and a vodka bottle that were located 80...

Bonnie Collings

20 Oct 2025

Arts and Culture

Artwork connects nations

by Bonnie CollingsA painting created by Kurnai artist Julie Griffiths was presented as a gift to members of the Lardil People of Mornington Island during the recent repatriation of 37 cultural items. Titled “Return to Country: The Awakening”, the...

Bonnie Collings

14 Oct 2025