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👋 Hello Gippslanders, it’s Jacob here.

📸 Before we dive into some news stories for the week, here’s a picture I took of Agnes Falls in South Gippsland over the weekend.

Fun fact: Agnes Falls has the longest drop of any waterfall in Victoria.

👀 Looking ahead. In this week’s newsletter we’re talking about:

  • 🚙 Everything on display at the Trafalgar Holden Museum;

  • 🍕 How a Traralgon pizza maker hit social media gold;

  • 🏊‍♀️ Why South Gippsland Shire is considering closing down pools;

  • 🎥 The new AI bushfire detecting camera at Delburn Wind Farm;

  • 🎤 How the increase in fuel costs is impacting Warragul locals day-to-day, and;

  • 📺 Who is paying for these new Victorian election ads.

🎊 WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK 🎟️

🧺 FARMERS MARKETS 🥧

⁉️ Here are the answers to round 13 of the Gippsland Monitor Quiz

Feel free to email questions you think may stump our readers to [email protected].

✍️ GIPPSLAND QUIZ ANSWERS ✅

  1. What is the longest running agricultural show in Gippsland?

    The Sale Show.

  2. Who started the Trafalgar Holden Museum?

    Neil Joiner.

  3. What shipwreck near Wilsons Prom gave an island its name?

    TSS Kanowna.

  4. Which Gippsland national park is home to the rare ground-dwelling orchid known as the Late Helmet orchid?

    Wilsons Prom.

  5. What is the catchphrase of the Pizza Boyz Traralgon owner?

    G’day guys!

🚀 Alright, let’s jump into the Monitor’s latest yarns!

🔍 HEARD THIS WEEK👂

🚙 A Trafalgar museum preserves over a century of Holden's history, from saddles to Speedsters

The Monitor stopped by to chat with the Trafalgar Holden Museum president to talk about the history of the manufacturer and how the Gippsland collection came to be.

Check out part of that interview and a video on the Monitor’s time at the museum below.

🍕 How a Traralgon pizza shop owner turned a loud voice into social media fame

For over a decade, Pizza Boyz Traralgon owner Tim Beattie has posted short clips to social media of himself yelling about opening times and food specials. His content has caught on in a big way and he now gets tens of thousands of views per video.

The Monitor stopped by the shop to chat to Beattie about his shop, fame and his charity work. Check out a video interview with him below.

🏊‍♀️ South Gippsland council considers closing pools as repair costs hit $78 million over 15 years

South Gippsland Council has announced the six pools it operates are getting too expensive to maintain.

To cope with the growing repair bill, the council is “considering options that may include reducing the number of aquatic facilities, including the closure of one or more pools”.

Take a look at a short video explainer of this story below.

🚒 AI cameras on a Latrobe Valley wind farm are cutting firefighter response times

The Delburn Wind Farm just south of Morwell is about to add its third AI fire-detecting camera before summer. The Monitor spoke to Morwell CFA Commander Gavin Parker about the technology and how its helping firefighters respond to incidents quicker.

Read the full story here or watch a short video about it below.

LOOKING NATIONALLY 👀

Have you seen ads on Facebook from an organisation called Better Victoria?

My colleague Archie Milligan from the National Account looked into these ads and tried to find out who spent nearly $150,000 to promote the election ads.

Take a look at his video on the organisation below.

🎥 Watch: How badly are rising fuel prices impacting your day-to-day?

🎤 The Monitor asked Warragul locals whether they were sacrificing trips or changing their habits because of the price of fuel.

Take a look at what they had to say below.

☎️ Call out. On Thursday night, I’m heading to a meet the candidates forum in Wonthaggi for the Victorian electorate of Bass. If you have any questions you’d like me to ask the candidates, feel free to send them through to [email protected].

Thanks for reading.

Cheers,
Jacob & the Gippsland Monitor team

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