Australian Coast and Country magazine

WHEN life becomes hectic and tasks seem a little daunting, consider leaving them for a while and head off along the Princes Highway to relax, become inspired and rejuvenate at Yarragon Village.

Yarragon sits snugly at the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges amongst Gippsland’s rich green dairy farms. It is the home of creativity where visitors find the interesting, the unusual and the delicious in … Read more

Country to Coast Journal newspaper

THE psychological wounds our Vietnam War veterans carried due to the rejection they received when they returned from service in Vietnam, created a need 17 years later for some to band together and build a museum at San Remo to acknowledge for themselves, their service to Australia.

What began as a trailer with 200 items is now a large modern, fixed museum that houses 20,000 … Read more

Star News Group

TIGER Moth pilot Nick Robertson experienced a highlight in his aviation career recently, when he flew the beloved vintage aircraft from Tooradin Airfield to Moorabbin Airport to take part in a ‘Dawn Patrol Memorial Fly-Past’. The Royal Victorian Aero Club hosts the annual event to commemorate The Battle of Britain, which was September 15, 1940 although the event has also become a memorial flight for all aviators … Read more

Star News Group

FORMER dairy farmer Frank Gibbons had no idea how much his life was about to change when he stopped at his favourite pub one day to have a beer with his Dad.

For more than 13 years, Frank and his wife Anita had farmed on his mother’s Gippsland dairy farm in Victoria, and his father who had separated from his mother, had his own dairy farm close … Read more

Country to Coast Journal newspaper

LIKE many people, Panny Letchumanan loves chocolate and there’s little he doesn’t know about the delectable subject. He lives and works with his family at Newhaven on Phillip Island where he produces a fine high quality chocolate with a low sugar content that is satisfying in small amounts. “You should not want a large amount of chocolate that needs to be chewed but a small … Read more

Holiday magazine

ON the side of a hill, overlooking a beautiful vineyard and small olive grove with an extensive view of Gippsland’s rich countryside is Brandy Creek Winery and View Cafe-Restaurant, where patrons are treated to a colourful, authentic Spanish dining experience complete with international award winning wines.

In the restaurant is served an endless variety of tapas with Spanish deserts and the specialty wine is a Spanish Tempranillo. The … Read more

WAROOK is a working tourist farm situated on the South Gippsland Highway at Monomeith. The dynamic business is operated by Emma Eidiesdel, a young woman who is committed to showing today’s Australian farming to the rest of the world.

The farm was once part of a pastoral run that was first settled in 1857. The shearing-shed was built in 1887 and the homestead in 1906. Today the homestead and garden … Read more

Town and Country Farmer magazine

DIANNE and Ron Moore’s free-range egg laying hens thrive in a serene, natural environment on their Labertouche farm in Gippsland. The few black trees that line their driveway however, are a grim reminder of the trauma they went through to save their home, their animals and their livelihood during the Black Saturday Bushfires.

With assistance from the community, the couple have bounced back and their … Read more

Country to Coast Journal newspaper

TWENTY-eight-year-old single mum, Gina Bromiley is an ambitious young woman with an unyielding determination and a long-term goal to become a commercial pilot. She has come up the ranks bit by bit using every resource available to her, while working hard to support herself, her daughter and her flying.

In a short space of time, Gina has gained a recreational pilot’s licence, a private pilot’s … Read more