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Posted by SiteAdmin in General News on 09/02/2010 at 09:22 AM
By Chris Brown
THE battle has begun for one of the most valuable pieces of land in Leongatha.
The primary school is due to move at the start of next year, likely leaving 2.91 hectares available in the middle of town.
Some local identities are suggesting the community rally to have the land converted into a recreation facility.
Others believe it is suitable for housing.
Frank Dekker is the secretary of the Leongatha Recreation Reserve, tennis club president and golf club secretary.
“I definitely think the land should be put towards recreational facilities for the town, whether that is another football oval or a soccer field,” he said.
“Some of the established trees could be incorporated into a park type of setting and if the levels of the ground were suitable it could be the new home for the Leongatha Little Athletics club.”
Mr Dekker said the Leongatha Recreation Reserve was becoming crowded.
“There is a definite need for another cricket ground within the area,” he said.
“This seems like the ideal place to have these sorts of recreational facilities.”
Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Darryl McGannon sai...
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By Bert van Bedaf
A HALLSTON horse breeder is being investigated over the condition of his animals following a number of recent complaints and inspections.
Greg Boland, manager of inspectorate services at the RSPCA in Melbourne, told The ...
By Matt Dunn
SHONKY fly-by-night insulation installers have descended on South Gippsland, leaving householders in potential fire traps and without proper insulation.
Stories have been filtering out of Korumburra and Leongatha, but The S...
AFTER years of campaigning by locals, Foster is finally set to receive a childcare centre - worth more than $2.5 million.
Long time campaigner Megan Vuillermin was over the moon at the announcement, with a commitment that a...
A MAJOR planning breakthrough could be the result of a recent meeting between South Gippsland shire council staff and councillors and State Planning Minister Justin Madden over the debilitating C48 Amendment.
About 200 ...
By Matt Dunn and Brad Lester
POLICE could not say whether the car involved in a fiery crash last week at Yanakie was lent to the trio of 15-year-old girls or whether it was stolen.
That’s a grey area at the moment and we’re still lookin...
Jane Ross and Bert van Bedaf
LOCAL schools have received mixed results from controversial NAPLAN tests published on the Federal Government’s My School website.
Inverloch Primary School, its annexe at Kongwak and Loch Primary have d...
By Brad Lester
BUSINESSES servicing dairy farmers expect trade to remain slow for some time to come, as milk prices recover.
But while dairying is a major driver of South Gippsland’s economy, the diversity of other farming, industry and s...
MILK prices continue to rise, giving the local dairy industry a much needed boost to optimism.
Murray Goulburn last week announced its fourth step-up of the current year, lifting prices by 25 cents a kilogram for protein an...
By Jane Ross
DAIRY farmers continue to fight having to pay for water from their own dams.
Because many of them use it to wash down their dairy sheds and equipment, it’s designated “commercial water” and therefore subject to a licence.
An...
SOUTH Gippsland dairy farmers are likely to receive more desperately needed money for their milk.
Murray Goulburn has flagged further step ups before the end of the season.
The co-operative’s chairman Grant Davies said th...
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