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The G Great Southern Star wishes readers, contributors and advertisers all the best for the season and thank you for adve your support in 2019. The Th Star will be publishing as usual next Tuesday, December 31, with the first paper for 2020 being Tuesday, Decem January J nua 7. The office will be closed Tuesday, December 24, Ja reopening on Friday, December 27.
TOURISM RECORD LOOMS SOUTH Gippsland’s holiday hotspots are bracing for possibly the biggest influx of tourists yet in an economic winner for the region. More than 70,000 people are expected to rush to the Bass Coast, with Inverloch’s population alone tipped to be upwards of 15,000. South Gippsland Shire Council predicted the population across the shire would double to approximately 56,000 people throughout summer. Wilsons Promontory National Park is expected to lure nearly 30 per cent more visitors compared to last year, driven by half price camping. FULL STORY ON PAGE 5.
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