$600.00 [Drouin] Size 10-12 gorgeous modern style, sleeveless, fitted bodice with squared neckline. A-line skirt with short train, ivory colour with antique gold applique & diamentes on bodice. Brocade edging & panels, small satin buttons up back, perfect condition, worn once. Professionally dry-cleaned, comes with storage bag. Was $1,600 new, selling $600 ono. Call Karen on 5625 1055 or 0414 838 329.

Negotiable [Warragul] I am looking for second hand uniforms in good to excellent condition for year 7 next year. Dress size 10-12, Jacket 88-90, jumper, sports uniform etc all required. Please contact me if you have any of these items for sale. Thanks heaps :o)

Negotiable [Jindivick] Child carers/baby sitter who are flexible on weekends. Most jobs for days only, while we cater for functions & festivals

Negotiable [Warragul] Wanted - double horse float. Needing repairs ok.

Negotiable [Bunyip] RE-ADVERTISED POSITION BUNYIP NETBALL CLUB REQUIRE A COACH FOR E GRADE APPLICATIONS IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY P O BOX 109 BUNYIP 3815 CLOSING DATE 10/11/08

Negotiable [Nilma] Post renovation enamel bathtub of the usual size. Would be useful for a water trough or a frog habitat or any good reason for holding water. Baths are good at that but be warned, it is a dull orange in colour! Pick up from Nilma as it's a bit large for the postie to cart around. Would like $45.00 for this but I'm open to offers because of the colour.

18/11/2008 GAS could be turned on in Leongatha and Korumburra in a few months, putting to rest concerns of more delays. According to Jemena, the company overseeing contruction of the natural gas network in the regions there are no doubts hanging over the commercial viability of selling natural gas to South Gippsland. Jemena corporate affairs group manager, Mr Scott Parker said negotiations were sufficiently advanced and the company was confident of finalising a retailer by the end of the year.

18/11/2008 An unconscious patient from Yarram was recently forced to wait about 30 minutes while a Leongatha ambulance crew made the trek from Foster.

18/11/2008 SOUTH Gippsland's continued solid growth is expected to shore the region up against economic calamity.

18/11/2008 The Star was on hand as Leongatha Police swung into action last Tuesday, impounding a car under the state's anti-hoon legislation. "This car will be impounded for 48hours. There's quite a few hoons around lately," Senior Constable Jeff Watsford told The Star, as Burchell Panels, Leongatha, loaded a blue Commodore sedan onto its tow truck. The car will be impounded for two days, because the 60m burnout was a first offence. The driver was hooning in the Leongatha Industrial Estate. "The message doesn't seem to be getting through to people. Young bucks think they're all Peter Brock and they've got the driving skills to match," Sen Con Watsford said.

18/11/2008 Les Boyd is one of the unsung heroes of the local cricket scene. Not that you'd ever hear him suggest it. But after more than half a century in the game and some 17 years as a local umpire, Les has an army of admirers. The reminder that Les was about to umpire his 300th club game in the B Grade Nerrena versus Phillip Island match this weekend came to us via a young cricketer and footy scribe, Isaac McCallum. "A lot of the boys think he deserves a bit of a story," Isaac said. The milestone is unprecedented in the LDCA competition. In addition, Les has also umpired about 50 inter-association games and been secretary and appointments officer of the LDCA umpiring association. Sadly for the LDCA competition, Les' career will wind up at the end of the season, as he has plans to spend more time with his wife, Julie. What is the attraction of umpiring? "The reason I umpire is that years ago we hardly had any umpires, and we always used to get into arguments. And you used to make lifetime enemies," he said. "I reckon that if you have paid neutral umpires, then the umpires cop it and not the players. You just have to have umpires." Les played "for a huge amount of years" with Foster and then Town when he came to live in Ruby.

11:30PM A NEW voice-recognition search tool for the iPhone has problems understanding British accents, leading to some bizarre answers to spoken queries.

10:25PM SOMALI pirates today released a Hong Kong-flagged ship and its 25 crew seized two months ago, a Kenyan maritime official said.

9:30PM A BILL lengthening Russian presidential terms passed its latest hurdle in parliament today, amid speculation over its implications for the future of powerful Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

8:50PM AN Indian warship destroyed a pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden and gunmen from Somalia seized two more vessels despite a large international naval presence off their lawless country.

8:44PM THE Reserve Bank chief says Australia should not talk itself into a recession and it is better able to defend itself against the global economic downturn than other countries.