Traralgon Table Tennis Association won the overall title at a friendly inter-association table tennis tournament on October 18. The home side beat the South Gippsland teams from Wonthaggi and Leongatha by 36 games to 30, with both sides finishing the day with three rubbers each. Club President Mark Strini welcomed players to the Traralgon premises and said the newly set tournament was a success despite the heat. Several close matches went to five sets, including a notable contest between Saxon Long and David Kimmins, and Traralgon went on to win Table One, 7-4 rubbers.
Melbourne guitarist and singer-songwriter Steph Strings will headline the sixth annual Tarwin Lower Festival on Sunday, November 1, at the Tarwin Lower Recreation Reserve. The community event will feature 16 acts across two stages, along with classic car and machinery displays, market stalls, food vans and children's activities. Gates open at 10am. Tickets are $10 for adults and $4 for teens aged 12 to 17 when bought online before the day, with children admitted free. Organisers say the live music program has been expanded this year.
NYE On The Hill, the South Gippsland music festival, has announced that its 2026 event will be its last. The festival began in 2009 as an invite-only gathering for Melbourne bands and their friends. Over 17 years it has hosted more than 600 bands and 2,500 musicians and performers, and many played their first festival sets there. The final celebration runs from December 30, 2026, to January 1, 2027, with a lineup including Ball Park Music, The Pacific and Meg Jäger.
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Eighteen people from South Gippsland officially became Australian citizens at a ceremony on Wednesday evening in the Leongatha Memorial Hall. The new citizens came from countries including Sweden, India, Israel, the Philippines and the United Kingdom, while one was born in Australia. Their reasons for moving to the region included its strong community, rural lifestyle and natural beauty. Among them was Monico Buan Cosning, a nurse who came from the Philippines in 2022 and now works at Woorayl Lodge in Leongatha.
