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Reflect, Remember, and Engage: ANZAC services, community input, business support, and events across South Gippsland

ANZAC Day services will be held across the region tomorrow. Council invites community feedback on key plans and hosts events including a Candlelight Vigil, business masterclasses, training, and Southern Lights Festival.

By news@gippsland - 24th April 2025 - Back to News

Tomorrow is ANZAC Day - a day to reflect on the sacrifice of those who came before us. Here is a list of services happening around South Gippsland:

• Fish Creek - 11.00am at the Cenotaph
• Foster - 11.00am at the Cenotaph (March at 10.40am from the car park opposite Pearl Park
• Korumburra - 5.45am dawn service and 10.45am service at Coleman Park
• Leongatha - 5.45am dawn service and 10.45am service at the Cenotaph
• Loch - 5.45 dawn service and 10.30 am service at the Cenotaph
• Meeniyan - March at 9.30am from the Cenotaph
• Mirboo North - 5.45am dawn service at Baromi Park and 10.30am service at Mirboo North Secondary College auditorium
• Mount Eccles - 2.30pm service at 5 Hall Road
• Poowong - 12.00pm service at the Cenotaph
• Tarwin Lower - 12.00pm service at the Cenotaph and in the Hall if raining
• Toora - 6.00am dawn service and 10.50am service at the Cenotaph
• Welshpool - 9.30am service at the Cenotaph

Council's office will be closed for ANZAC Day. For urgent reports, please call our after hours service on (03) 5662 9200.

ANZAC Day services will be held across South Gippsland tomorrow to honour and remember those who served. View local service times

Key Council documents

We want to hear from the South Gippsland community, their thoughts on several key plans that will help shape the future of our region. Your insights are crucial to ensuring these plans align with our community's aspirations as outlined in the revised 2040 Community Vision. The documents available for feedback include:

• Draft Council Plan 2025-2029: This Plan outlines the strategic direction for South Gippsland over the next four years, focusing on achieving the priorities set out in the 2040 Community Vision
• Draft Financial Plan 2025/26-2034/35: This long-term financial Plan provides a framework for managing Council's finances over the next decade. It includes projections for revenue, expenditure, and strategies to ensure financial sustainability
• Draft Revenue and Rating Plan 2025-2029: This Plan details the approach to generating revenue through rates and other charges. It aims to balance affordability for residents with the need to fund essential services and infrastructure
• Draft Budget 2025/26-2028/29: The Budget outlines the financial allocations for the upcoming financial year and the following three years. It includes detailed information on planned projects, services, and initiatives to support the community
• Draft Asset Plan 2025-2035: This Plan provides a strategic roadmap for managing Council's assets, ensuring they are maintained and used efficiently
• Draft Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2025-2029: This Plan focuses on improving the health and wellbeing of the South Gippsland community as well as strategies to address related challenges

To read any of the documents that interest you and provide your feedback please visit South Gippsland Shire Council website. Feedback closes Wednesday 7 May 2025.

Share your thoughts on key Council plans shaping South Gippsland's future. Your feedback helps align strategies with the 2040 Community Vision

Candlelight Vigil

On Wednesday 7 May, South Gippsland Shire Council will be hosting a Candlelight Vigil to remember the lives taken as a result of family violence. This year's event will be held in the Pocket Park (adjacent to Memorial Hall) from 6.30 to 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.

• When: Wednesday 7 May
• Time: 6.30pm to 7.30pm
• Where: Pocket Park, Leongatha

Support for small businesses

Strengthen your business with our Building Resilience 3-Part Masterclass Series. Learn to identify and manage risks, enhance financial and operational agility, and build strong networks for long-term sustainability. Workshops will be held on 29 April, 20 May, and 17 June from 5.30pm to 7.30pm in Leongatha, Korumburra, and Foster. Registration is free but spots are limited! Level up your business today!

Flu season is near - protect yourself and your family. Book a local Council immunisation session today and stay healthy this winter

Community immunisation

Are you prepared for the flu season? With flu season fast approaching, it's crucial to ensure you're protected. Council offers immunisation sessions at various locations across the region to help keep you and your family safe from the flu and other vaccine-treated diseases.

To find a session that suits you and to book your appointment, please visit the South Gippsland Shire Council website. Stay healthy and protected this flu season.

Make Good Happen

South Gippsland Shire Council is pleased to be involved in the Municipal Association of Victoria's 'Make Good Happen' federal election campaign. This campaign unifies councils to advocate for positive change within our communities, focusing on five key pillars:

• Make Community Infrastructure Happen
• Make Safer Roads Happen
• Make Fairer Energy Happen
• Make Resilient Communities Happen
• Make Local Democracy Happen

Mayor John Schelling is proud to represent Council and the local government sector as one of the campaign's key spokespeople, specifically on Making Fairer Energy Happen. For more information, visit Municipal Association of Victoria ( MAV ) website.

What's on South Gippsland

Great Southern Rail Trail Tourism Forum

South Gippsland Shire Council in partnership with Wellington Shire Council and Rail Trails Australia present the Great Southern Rail Trail Tourism Forum. This Forum is an opportunity for our local businesses to understand how they can leverage from the Rail Trail. We will also be sharing an update on enhancements to the Rail Trail experience and launching new promotional material.

• When: Wednesday 7 May, 10.00am - 4.00pm
• Where: Gurneys Cider, 343 Fish Creek Foster Road, Foster
• Tickets: $30 per person, includes tea/coffee on arrival and lunch

The Forum includes guest speakers from Rail Trails Australia, local industry, Destination Gippsland and Council. To know more, visit Great Southern Rail Trail website.

Southern Lights Festival

The Southern Lights Festival is returning to Coal Creek this winter! Head on down to Korumburra on Saturday 7 June for an evening of lights, music, food and fire. The festival will be one for the whole family to enjoy. Grab your tickets at the Southern Lights Festival website.

Your community

Citizenship Ceremony

Last night Council officially welcomed eight of South Gippsland's newest citizens at a Citizenship Ceremony held at the Council Chambers in Leongatha. The conferees from New Zealand, England, United Kingdom, United States of America, Zimbabwe and North Macedonia formally pledged their commitment to Australia in front of a warm crowd of family and friends, representing the growing cultural tapestry of our Shire.

From left to right, Mayor John Schelling, Kenneth Dixon, Diane Dixon, Jody Page, Ruth Hamilton, Charles Kagonda, Vasko Cickovski, Bertram Trow, Deborah Williams and Councillor Bron Beach

Community engagement

Corner Inlet Motorcycle Club Lease

The proposed lease of 2746 Meeniyan Promontory Road, Yanakie to the Corner Inlet Motorcycle Club is now open for community consultation, as part of Council's budget feedback process.

Council is proposing to lease the site to the Club for five years as of 1 July 2025, with an option for a further lease term of five years for the purpose and use of the land as a motorcycle track and club. Feedback closes 7 May 2025. To provide feedback, visit South Gippsland Shire Council website.

Council invites feedback on a proposed lease to Corner Inlet Motorcycle Club for a Yanakie site, closing 7 May 2025

Speight Street, Loch

South Gippsland Shire Council is considering renaming a section of Speight Street in Loch, to Albert Road following a community request. The current naming does not comply with Geographic Names Victoria's rules, causing potential confusion for road users and emergency services.

The proposed change aims to create a clear and logical division at the four-way intersection. Complete the survey and tell us what you think about this proposed change. Feedback closes 18 May 2025. To submit your feedback, visit South Gippsland Shire Council website.

Council proposes renaming part of Speight Street, Loch to Albert Road for clarity. Share your thoughts by 18 May 2025

Community training

Provide Basic Emergency Life Support (HLTAID010)

If roads were cut and emergency services delayed, would you know what to do if someone was in need of urgent medical assistance?

Join us for our upcoming community training session: Provide Basic Emergency Life Support (HLTAID010). There are two in-person sessions to choose from:

Foster, Manna Gum Community House: Saturday 3 May from 2.00pm to 5.00pm.

Venus Bay Community Centre: Monday 5 May from 6.00pm to 9.00pm.

These sessions are entirely free and you'll receive a nationally accredited statement of attainment upon successful completion. To register, visit South Gippsland Shire Council - Community Training website.

Council is offering free online disaster resilience training via Phoenix Australia. Limited coupons available. Expressions of interest close 6 June 2025

Training opportunities

There are a number of free community training opportunities available to South Gippsland Shire residents, volunteers, community leaders, community groups and not-for-profit organisations. To see what's available and to register for a session, please visit the visit South Gippsland Shire Council - Community Training website.

Pictures from South Gippsland Shire Council website.

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