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Mirboo North is a beautiful part of South Gippsland - I'm surprised house values aren't higher.

Journalist job!

Thankful this article only mentions the word Beetlejuice twice.

This piece points to some examples of what divides us and what brings us together. But what brings us together also seems to eventually divide us.

A member of the public reported seeing “what looked like a very exhausted old penguin” on Thursday night. #Ausnews

Hot off the press! 🚀 The latest two mastheads to join SA Today (part of Star News Group) are out now! Pick up your copy of the Portland Observer or Hamilton Spectator—or both! 📰

Wow

The Centralian Today newspaper was launched in 2023, followed by Tennant Creek Today a year later, helping to fill gaps in local news.

Love a good gardening yarn. Check out this one in Bundaberg Today.

A disgusting, false advertisement for an article with a doctored image of Senator Penny Wong on Facebook. The ad makes it look like the article was published by Nine but is most definitely not the case.

Great yarn out of Central Queensland. #localnews #Ausnews #journalism

Me with local newspapers

Love this classified in the South Gippsland Sentinel-Times following the bushfire at The Gurdies

Lions lead the way... #SouthAustralia #Lions #Ausnews

Holidays are over and I'm back to share yarns from local journalists across Australia. #localnews #journalism #Ausnews

High to extreme fire danger across all of Victoria today. Total fire ban in some areas too.

A bit of good news overnight for the fire at The Gurdies. The warning was downgraded to a Watch & Act last night, and today is a cooler day.

Fire at The Gurdies, near Lang Lang, on the Bass Coast.

Cat's out of the bag - Portland Observer and Hamilton Spectator mastheads purchased by SA Today. #localnews #journalism

Great part of SA. #Naracoorte #SouthAustralia

How good's this! #Ausnews #hearing #Queensland

While testing their flying skills and ability to achieve such a lengthy trip was a large part, Theresa and Delia also had people in mind as they were completing their challenge. #localnews #flying

Electronic music festival Rabbits Eat Lettuce drew the eye of the country when it became the first multi-day event in Australia to offer on-site pill testing at its 2024 event near Warwick. #Queensland #Ausnews

Lychees!! #Ausnews #farming

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... #Christmas #Melton #Christmaslights #Ausnews

In front of a packed and emotion-charged gallery, Geelong councillors spent the majority of the meeting debating a motion about Australia Day. #Geelong #Ausnews #AustraliaDay

There is strong appetite for print in a world dominated by algorithms and click-bait headlines.

Recommended reading for other #journalists

Win a caravan! #Bundaberg #Queensland #competition

It will enable stages 2 and 3 including a possible beach sand pit, plaza, canopy tree planting, upgraded splash pad, playground, outdoor fitness equipment, barbecue, toilets and upgraded pool building. #Doveton #Melbourne #Ausnews #swimming

Diesel mechanics, mechanical fitters and health, safety and environment advisors are amongst the roles in high demand, as well as mining engineers and project managers. #SouthAustralia #localnews #mining

What a great program. The award is well-deserved. #Geelong #lifesavers #surflifesavers #localnews