Planning on a 2020 return
By sports editor Russell Bennett
AFL Outer East remains committed to a return to play in 2020.
Region general manager Aaron Bailey - along with commission...
Sport won’t be the same again
By sports editor Russell Bennett
Sporting clubs right across the nation need to be prepared for what’s coming.
As the world continues to come to grips...
A rivalry for the ages…
“The rivalry was already the Carlton versus Collingwood of our neck of the woods…” - Terry Dillon.
The Nar Nar Goon faithful had to endure...
Kicking goals for mental health
By sports editor Russell Bennett
When community footy does ultimately return to the field in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Jason Wells will be...
Outer East 2020 – reimagined
By sports editor Russell Bennett
AFL Outer East is ruling nothing out when it comes to what a condensed 2020 season could look like should...
When it’s more than a game
At a time when each passing day brings with it far more questions than answers for everyday Aussies, AFL Outer East has moved to...
When the footy and netball is gone
By sports editor Russell Bennett
At 5.45pm on the Thursday before a blockbuster Round 1 clash, ‘The Kennel’ would normally be pumping.
It’d be a hive...
Brooker boys are set for a new mission
The Brookers are counting down the days until the start of a whole new era for them in the AFL Outer East competition.
Not only...
‘We’re dead if we go back’
By sports editor Russell Bennett
Dalyston Football Netball Club president Andy Thomas said it’s “common sense” to assume his club is among the West Gippsland...
Shooting for the stars
Strength, unity, and success - they’re the three words that will make up the guiding principles of the Garfield Netball Club moving forward, with...
Huge changes proposed for Gippsland
By sports editor Russell Bennett
Many volunteers, committee members, players, clubs, and even whole leagues throughout Gippsland have felt like sitting ducks as they’ve readied...
Papley’s Origin bloodline
By sports editor Russell Bennett
Tom Papley’s State of Origin footy journey may’ve only just begun, but there’s an Origin legacy in his blood.
His grandfathers...
Kowarzik returns as mayor with Pomeroy as deputy
Jack Kowarzik has been re-elected for a rare second-consecutive term as mayor while new councillor Alanna Pomeroy broke down in tears after being elected...
