The pandemic has hit people, communities and businesses of South Gippsland hard; but it has been a sledgehammer for community sports. There is no social distancing in most team sports. Clubs competitions ceased overnight. Revenues dried up. The games and their supporters are lost potentially for the season.
Newscorp has announced the closure of around 100 of its regional print newspapers. These newspapers will now become digital only papers.
Neither Administrator Brown or Zahra actually made any commentary on what was in the current proposed budget. Both claimed that Council was in a strong financial position, a claim that is not in dispute.
Community sporting clubs and associations can now make their pitch for a share of more than $100 million in Victorian Government grants dedicated to supporting grassroots players and volunteers.
More than three million Victorians are involved in community sport and recreation. From today, 12,000 clubs and associations across the state will be able to apply for support under a $40 million program to help with basic running costs and to support readiness to return to play.
Korumburra is a resilient community with so much positivity during such a difficult and challenging time.
We have had no local government representation in South Gippsland since the State Labour government sacked the elected shire council in June last year.
Most Southern Gippsland tourism businesses began the summer season with a sense of real optimism. Forward bookings at accommodation places were looking particularly strong and for the year ended December 2019,
Thinking about post-Covid-19, the environment is my number one issue. I was disappointed in the federal election result, disappointed that we elected a government which refused to even utter the words ‘climate change’.
You may have seen recent reports on the ABC about a remarkable series of artworks in the form of ten murals scattered about the South Gippsland town of Yarram.
Victorian Certificate of Education examinations will start in early November and results will be available by the end of the year, giving certainty to thousands of students whose studies have been interrupted by coronavirus.
I am a welfare Officer here at the Fish Creek RSL . We are delivering food to people in need , Fish Creek School, and Meeniyan School , for people doing it tough , we supply food clothing and furniture also have helped several families that have lost everything in the fires , and still have received no financial help from all the moneys donated.
Major Initiative by State Govt to Match Workers to Employers
The State Govt announced today a new program that will allow for unemployed people to find work with various types of employers. Employers and the unemployed sign up and are then matched to appropriate jobs. Positions will be for at least 3 months.
Our world consists of two basic parts; the ground on which we stand and what is going on in our heads. Normally (and we all like to think we’re normal enough to survive), there should be some kind of connection and congruence between these two basic parts. But oh, how easy is it for us to be picked up from the ground and wafted away on the wings of some seductive dream!
Loch. Like just about everyone in South Gippsland, the people of Loch are adapting to these strange times. Others, like tradies, truck drivers and nurses, are working as usual. But the town is quiet, with people observing the guidelines to stay home as much as possible. Some who have a second home in or around Loch have moved here just because it is a nice, safe place to be.
A group of us in and around Fish Creek have been thinking about a future based on a fair society with a sustainable environmental footprint. Around the planet the climate-change issue has driven a lot of people to do this with the tag lines of Just Transitions or Green New Deals. It seeks hope in dark times, but things have gotten even darker.
Supporting Casual Workers During Coronavirus-6th May 2020
The Victorian Government will support thousands more Victorians who have lost work due to coronavirus and ensure they are redeployed doing jobs our community needs to stay safe and rebuild from the pandemic.
The Victorian Government is providing more support for Victorian businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic to get to the other side of the crisis.
Gold Bars Located in Dollar.
One of our roaming reporters just phoned to say the police arrested a Fitzroy man in connection with a $3.9 Million dollar Gold heist from a Melbourne Gold Company. The heist occurred last Monday and after raiding several properties in Melbourne and Gippsland a large hoard of Gold was unearthed at Dollar, South Gippsland.
1. Truth and Accuracy
Journalists cannot always guarantee ‘truth’, but getting the facts right is the cardinal principle of journalism. We should always strive for accuracy; give all the relevant facts we have and ensure that they have been checked. When we cannot corroborate information, we should say so.
2. Independence
Journalists must be independent voices; we should not act, formally or informally, on behalf of special interests whether political, corporate or cultural. We should declare to our editors – or the audience – any of our political affiliations, financial arrangements or other personal information that might constitute a conflict of interest.
3. Fairness and Impartiality
Most stories have at least two sides. While there is no obligation to present every side in every piece, stories should be balanced and add context. Objectivity is not always possible and may not always be desirable (in the face for example of brutality or inhumanity), but impartial reporting builds trust and confidence.
4. Humanity
Journalists should do no harm. What we publish or broadcast may be hurtful, but we should be aware of the impact of our words and images on the lives of others.
5. Accountability
A sure sign of professionalism and responsible journalism is the ability to hold ourselves accountable. When we commit errors, we must correct them, and our expressions of regret must be sincere not cynical. We listen to the concerns of our audience. We may not change what readers write or say but we will always provide remedies when we are unfair.
Critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrots have been released into the wild, as part of an innovative trial funded by the Victorian Government to save the species from extinction.
With less than 50 adult Orange-bellied Parrots remaining in the wild, the four-year Mainland Release Trial aims to increase the size of the birds’ population in conjunction with increasing their survival in the wild.
Up to 100,000 Victorians will be tested for coronavirus over the next two weeks as part of a major testing blitz across the State, to better understand how the virus is spreading in the community and set us up for the potential easing of restrictions.
Sustaining Creative Workers delivers quick-response funding to professional independent creative practitioners, sole traders, freelancers, collectives and micro-organisations/businesses whose work and livelihoods have been negatively impacted by coronavirus.
