🦎 Ultimate September event guide
A Phillip Island seafood festival, raunchy cabaret and Beauty and the Beast ballet.
Jacob Wallace
September 03, 2025
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👋 Hey Gippsland, it’s Jacob here with your midweek newsletter.
This week we’re talking about protecting native koala habitat and September events, and I asked locals what the most difficult thing was about living in Gippsland.
🎊 I’ve been busy compiling an assortment of September event lists to help you find fun local entertainment, markets and shows to occupy your weekends. I’ve finished a general what’s on list, a comprehensive farmers market list, a rundown of live music events and am currently working on a family-friendly event guide.
💎 I’m researching a story around the missing Bass Coast Shire mayoral chains. It’s been estimated this mayoral necklace was worth $50,000, but there’s still so much unknown about when exactly the chains went missing. And who took them? And … what does one do with stolen local government accoutrement?
If you have any information on the chains or the story behind them, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at [email protected]
🐨 Sunday (September 7) is Threatened Species Day across Australia. The day aims to inform about native species and ecosystems that are endangered, or under threat of extinction. It commemorates the day the last known thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) died, in 1936.
There are so many incredible native species in Gippsland, and yesterday I made a video about efforts to protect local Strzelecki koala habitat. Check it out below.
🌊 Over the weekend I was in Perth catching up with family and attending a mate’s wedding. I luckily avoided some of the wild Victorian weather and made the most of the Western Australian sunshine. Here’s a picture I took during a run along Cottesloe beach one afternoon.
🎤 I took to the streets of Warragul with my microphone to ask locals what the most difficult thing was about living in Gippsland. Take a look at the video I made below and if you have an opinion please leave a comment.
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👂 HEARD THIS WEEK ✍️
A petition with 3,138 signatures has failed to sway Baw Baw Shire councillors, who will press on with an attempt to have the state government take responsibility for maintaining 50km of remote roads around Walhalla.
Former councillor and owner of the Walhalla Star Hotel, Michael Leaney, fronted council with what he claimed was the largest petition in the shire's history.
The petition argued for council to retain control of two sections of Walhalla road north of the township, from Walhalla to Beardmores and from Aberfeldy to Matlock.
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🧺 WHAT’S ON IN SEPTEMBER? 🍾
Gippsland markets provide a great opportunity to support local businesses and community endeavours while often paying less for produce and products than what you would normally pay in a supermarket.
Gippsland has so many gigs, exhibitions, festivals and shows to check out this September. Don’t let the cold weather stop you from getting outside and making the most of regional life. The Monitor has listed some of the biggest events in Gippsland this month so have a browse and make the most of it!
There’s plenty of live music and fun to be had this September in Gippsland, here’s our list of the best local gigs on this month.
🎥 WATCH: Coroners Court of Victoria release 10-year report on overdose deaths
I made a video about recently released statistics around the increase in overdose deaths across Victoria:
Thanks for catching up with us this week at the Gippsland Monitor. I hope you enjoyed this issue. I’ll be back in your inbox on Friday with more videos, local yarns and event lists.
As I always say, if you have something newsworthy you’d like to share, shoot us an email at [email protected], especially if you know anything about the Bass Coast Shire mayoral chains.
Have a great week.
Cheers,
Jacob & the Gippsland Monitor team
