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Medicare Changes to Bulk Billing Arrangements

Medicare have extend funding for bulk billed Telehealth consults with your regular GP for eligible patients until 31st March 2021.
However from 1st October Medicare will cease their current incentive payments to GPs to support patients at risk of COVID being bulk billed. Therefore our usual out of pockets fees for non concession card holders and over 18 year olds apply to patients seen in our clinic from that date.
Concession card holders and under 18’s will continue to be bulk billed by our GPs for all Medicare re-bateable services, whether these be via telehealth or ‘in person’ consultations.

South Gippsland Racing Wins Big With Stony Creek Project

Stony Creek Racing Club will soon have safer and more accessible horse stalls, thanks to a funding boost from the Victorian Government.

2019 Landslips Contracts Awarded

Council awarded contracts to three companies to fix the landslips which occurred in South Gippsland Shire over 12 months ago in September 2019. The three slips were located on Wild Dog Valley Road near Amiets Road, at Mount Eccles Road near Mount Eccles, and on Griggs Road in Hallston.
A public meeting in Hallston Hall organised by local residents at the time requested the attendance of the then Acting CEO Mr Bryan Sword but Mr Sword did not attend.

A Hidden Treasure in Tarwin Lower

Centrally located and nestled among Tarwin Lower’s miscellaneous shops along the stately Tarwin River, is a somewhat camouflaged jewel.

Which Group at Council Earns Equivalent of US$320,863.98

The Annual Council Report shows the actual direct costs of the three Administrators who replaced the 9 Councillors in June 2019.

Councillors cost a total of $445,626 in 2018-2019 but the three Administrators come in at $576,396.

The individual Administrators “allowances” is shown in the table below.

Nyora Development Plan Approved at Council

The Nyora Development Plan has now been passed at Council meeting on September 23rd, 2020. The location of the 4ha of public open space reserve was relocated after concerns raised through the exhibition process. The open space had been located over an existing dam and in an area that is partially vegetated so therefore would not provide 4ha of active open space.