March 2026

LCHS - Home Support

Sometimes you need help to keep living in your own home – Getting help before it is too late is important as we age – it is something 75-year-old Roger knows well. read more ...

Churchill Guided Historical Walk

Volunteers from the Churchill and District Historical Association will hold the next Guided Walk on Saturday March 21, 2026. The Walk is 1.8 kilometres and will take around two hours. read more ...

Community College Gippsland facility opens in Morwell

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed the opening of Community College Gippsland's new Morwell facility, joining educators, students and community leaders to celebrate the milestone set to bolster the organisation's long-standing contribution to the region. read more ...

Yinnar - Yinnar South Landcare - March 2026 - Microbats

According to NSW research, hollow-dependent species include at least 46 mammals, 81 birds, 31 reptiles and 16 frogs. Of these, 40 species are listed as threatened with extinction. This is why the ‘loss of hollow-bearing trees’ has been listed as a Key Threatening Process. read more ...

Looking Back - March 2026 - History nurtures memories

Historical memories can be cathartic. History need not be dismal. Let us take a look with reminders of Morwell’s history. How are your memories? Columbines, those cute, tasty small cubes of caramel read more ...

February 2026

Yinnar break in shock- January 2026

On January 6, the Yinnar community awoke to the shocking news that the Yinnar bakery, coffee shop and grocery store had been so badly damaged overnight that it was no longer operating. read more ...

Australia Day - 2026 - Churchill

It was a cool morning with an easterly breeze. Bill Rowley was playing a selection of Australian songs fpr the 2026 Australia Day comemoration. read more ...

Australia Day - 2026 - Yinnar

The Yinnar and District Community Association hosted the Australia Day Celebration at Centenary Park, with approximately 100 residents and guests present. read more ...

Australia Day -2026 - Boolarra

Another great Australia Day celebration at Railway Park in Boolarra with around 150 people turning out to enjoy the mild weather, an egg and bacon sandwich and a chance to have a chin wag with friends they do not run into often. read more ...

Save water during heatwave conditions

Gippsland Water customers reminded to save water during heatwave conditions read more ...

Matchbox Gallery - Inkpot Alchemy

Inkpot Alchemy has been a collaboration between Cheryl and Dijanne in creating with the magic and mystery of natural inks. The inks were originally developed by Cheryl to individualise her work in response to the City and Guilds Fellowship she completed out of the United Kingdom. read more ...

Country Fire Authority - Churchill Brigade - February 2026

Did you know that the Churchill Fire Brigade responded to 183 calls for assistance in 2025? Calls ranged from fires and explosions, motor vehicle crashes, hazardous condition including gas leaks and fuel spills, false alarms, service calls, support calls to assist other agencies and good intent calls. read more ...

Looking Back - February 2026 - History needs to be as accurate as practicable

Accurate portrayals do not just please discriminating enthusiasts of local history — they honour the lives and struggles of real people. Whenever one watches an historical film or reads an historical novel, imagine if it were your life, your family, your community being depicted read more ...

December 2025

Shop Local Days - December 2025 - Christmas Market

The morning began with mild weather, market stall holders setting up and early shoppers. Before long there were groups of people browsing the stalls, buying coffees read more ...

Local Author launches time-twisting tale at Kurnai College

Churchill writer John de Souza is set to launch his new junior novel, ‘Ted and the Time-Travelling Taxi’. A fast-paced adventure inspired by his own days at Kurnai College in 1997 read more ...

HVP Plantations - Fire season preparations 2025/26

HVP Plantations (HVP) is prepared and ready for the upcoming fire season across our 127,000 hectare Gippsland plantation estate. Our fire prevention activities will continue throughout the summer read more ...

Disco Golf comes whizzing into Mathison Park

A brand new Disc Golf course was launched in Churchill’s Mathison Park through Latrobe City Council on Friday November 28. The 18-hole course is situated at Mathison Park and is one of only a few full courses of its kind in Victoria and the only one in Gippsland. read more ...

CFA - Declared Fire Danger Period 2025

Protecting your home and family in the event of a fire emergency is crucial. That is why it is important to have accessible and working fire hydrants in your community. You have the power to help us ensure that these hydrants are in top condition read more ...

Looking Back - December 2025 - Christmas in Morwell

As Christmas is here again, and its significance tends to be pushed aside, it is now an opportunity to look back. In editorial of Friday December 22, 1899, the Morwell Advertiser reminded its readers read more ...