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Accommodation Gippsland News

Letters

Wednesday November 12, 2008
GIPPSLAND LOGGING

Blue Waters - Gippsland

Saturday October 18, 2008
Waratah Street, Walkerville North, 3956

Rental Vacancy Rate Below 1%

Thursday March 20, 2008
MELBOURNE'S rental property drought has hit crisis levels after last month's vacancy rate fell below 1% for the first time on record. Rental accommodation in the central city has almost dwindled to zero.

Out On A Limb

Sunday March 2, 2008
New Zealand does luxury lodges better than anywhere else. Winsor Dobbin gets a bird's-eye view from a very different style of accommodation.

Damage Bill To Top $30m

Tuesday July 3, 2007
AS GIPPSLAND'S one-in-100-year floodwaters finally recede, farmers are counting the cost, while school holiday-makers are being urged not to ignore the stricken region.

3862 - Stratford/dargo

Tuesday October 10, 2006
Rustic Stratford in Gippsland straddles an Avon River and each year the village resonates with the sounds of a Shakespearean festival. Known to travellers as a highway whistlestop, it makes a pleasing spot for a repast. Dargo, about 100 kilometres distant, is bush-poet country, noted for its mountain cattlemen, walnuts and high-country hospitality.

City Escapes - Liptrap

Thursday April 27, 2006
The sunrise is superb from these seaside cottages in South Gippsland.

The Play's Just The Thing

Sunday April 23, 2006
All of Gippsland's a stage; well, at least the part of it called Stratford, writes Paul Edwards.

Gippsland Identity Dispensed Help And Cheer To All

Friday February 10, 2006
CHARLES OSMOND MILLS, MAN OF THE PEOPLE, 3-9-1927 - 26-12-2005

Fresh Air And Rolling Hills

Sunday November 13, 2005
For a quiet time in a sleepy hollow, head to South Gippsland. By Paul Edwards.

Weekend Getaway - Port Albert

Sunday August 7, 2005
It was the fishing industry that kept Port Albert from becoming a ghost town. This historic South Gippsland town is at the end of a scenic drive but fishing, along with a big helping of peace and quiet, are the main reasons for coming here.

Weekend Wags

Saturday April 9, 2005
Gordon Farrer and friends head to East Gippsland.

Just Follow Your Nose

Wednesday March 23, 2005
Cameron McGavin is off on Gippsland's Gourmet Deli Trail.

From Gippsland To Sand

Wednesday March 9, 2005
Roll with the hills and the waves of the Bass coast, writes Cameron McGavin.

Admiring The Lyre Bird

Saturday June 26, 2004
Good wine, food, company and discovered treasures, Gippsland has it all, writes Kevin Norbury.

Time To Stop And Smell The Proteas

Saturday May 29, 2004
Brian and Melissa Halloran moved from Sandringham to Mirboo North in Gippsland two years ago.

Taking The Big Bite Deep In Gippsland

Saturday February 14, 2004
Obsessed by vindaloo? Does your mouth water for piping hot salsa? Then full steam ahead to the Hot Sauce and Fiery Foods Festival in Gippsland at the weekend. Now in its fifth year, the annual two-day family event focuses on chilli culture in Australia with cooking competitions, tastings and stallholders showcasing all manner of spicy products.

Expat Flores

Sunday December 21, 2003
Jo Keating has worked in Flores, Indonesia, for two years. She is a teacher with Australian Volunteers International and lives in Maumere, which makes a change from home in Boolarra, Gippsland, she tells Paul Edwards.

Deeply Restful

Saturday December 20, 2003
Alice Russell goes in search of a rural experience down Gippsland way.

Visit South Gippsland's Ports For Maritime History And Fine Fishing

Saturday May 10, 2003
Take a drive this weekend down the South Gippsland Highway and experience what the remote coastal villages of Port Welshpool and Port Albert have to offer.