Traralgon South and District Association - TSDA

28/08/2026

🌿 EXPLORE OUR BACKYARD | CALLIGNEE HALL & GARDENS

Next up in our Explore Our Backyard series, we’re heading to Callignee Hall & Gardens.

📍 435 Old Callignee Road, Callignee

Set amongst the beautiful surrounds of Callignee, this community space includes the Callignee Hall, cricket oval, gardens and the Black Saturday Bushfire Memorial Walk.

🌳 Wander through the beautifully maintained gardens
🥪 Pack a picnic and enjoy the grounds
🔥 Make use of the undercover public BBQ
🏏 Enjoy the open space around the cricket oval
🚶 Take a walk along the Black Saturday Bushfire Memorial Walk, dedicated to remembering the devastating 2009 bushfires and their impact on the local community

It’s a beautiful spot to head out for a drive, have a wander and spend some time enjoying another part of our local area.

The Hall and Gardens are proudly maintained by local community groups, who put a lot of work into keeping the area looking fantastic.

♻️ As always, help us help them keep it that way. Take your rubbish home with you — and if you happen to spot a couple of extra pieces while you’re there, picking them up goes a long way towards looking after these great community spaces.

🌿 Explore Our Backyard — and enjoy what our local area has to offer.

24/08/2026

Supporting Callignee Hall Through Grant Opportunities 🍽️💙

We’re pleased to feature the new commercial dishwasher at Callignee Hall, an excellent addition that will help support the many community activities and events held at the hall.

The dishwasher was made possible through the Latrobe City Council Seven Small Towns – Minor Capital Works Grant The Traralgon South & District Association (TSDA) was proud to provide the Callignee Hall Association with the opportunity to access this grant funding and support them through the process.

This project is a great example of how the TSDA works to connect local community groups with funding opportunities that can make a real difference to their facilities and the people who use them.

The new dishwasher will provide a practical benefit to the Callignee Hall Association, making catering and clean-up for community events, functions and activities much easier and more efficient.

🌱 The TSDA is committed to supporting our local community groups by helping them identify and access grant opportunities that can strengthen our towns and community facilities.

We’re delighted to see this funding opportunity turn into a valuable new asset for Callignee Hall and look forward to seeing it put to good use! Callignee Hall

21/08/2026

🌿 EXPLORE OUR BACKYARD | KOORNALLA FARM PARK

📍 Corner of Harrups Road & Taylor’s Road, Koornalla

Tucked away amongst the trees, Koornalla Farm Park is a beautiful little spot to enjoy a picnic and make the most of a sunny afternoon.

Located near the meeting of Traralgon Creek and Jeeralang Creek, the park features plenty of open grassed areas, shady trees and picnic tables, making it a great spot to stop, relax and enjoy the outdoors.

🚲 Head out for a bike ride
🥪 Pack a picnic
🌳 Enjoy the shady bushland setting
☀️ Or simply find a spot to relax in the sun

A small all-weather car park provides easy access to the park.

♻️ Please remember: There are no rubbish bins provided, so make sure you take everything home with you. Better still, if you spot a couple of extra pieces of rubbish while you’re there, pick them up and help us keep this beautiful local spot looking its best!

🌿 Explore Our Backyard — and enjoy what our local area has to offer.

16/08/2026

🌿 EXPLORE OUR BACKYARD 🌿

Sometimes the best places to explore are right on our doorstep!

With the days getting a little longer and some nicer weather hopefully on the way, the TSDA is launching Explore Our Backyard — a new series showcasing some of the great places to visit, explore and enjoy throughout Traralgon South and our surrounding district.

🌳 Local parks & reserves
🥪 Picnic spots
🥾 Bush tracks & walking areas
🚲 Places to get out on the bike
☀️ Outdoor activities & things to do
📍 And maybe a few local hidden gems!

Over the coming weeks and months, we’ll be getting out and about and sharing some of these great locations with you.

Whether you’re looking for somewhere to take the family for a picnic, head out for a walk, explore on the bike or simply enjoy an afternoon outside, there is plenty to discover in our own backyard.

📸 Keep an eye on the page for our first location!

And we’d love your help too — what local park, reserve, track or hidden gem do you think we should feature? Let us know in the comments! 👇

31/07/2026

🌟 Community Group Spotlight: Your Local CFA Brigades 🚒

Did you know that the Traralgon South and District community is protected by two volunteer Country Fire Authority (CFA) brigades?

🚒 Traralgon South Fire Brigade
🚒 Callignee Fire Brigade

Both brigades are 100% volunteer-run and rely on dedicated local community members who generously give their time to help protect our communities.

Whether you need advice on:
🔥 Bushfire safety
🏡 Preparing your property for the fire season
📋 Developing a Bushfire Survival Plan
🔥Burn off assistance

don’t hesitate to get in touch with your local brigade—they’re always happy to help.

Both brigades are also always looking for new volunteers. Whether you’d like to become an operational firefighter or support your local brigade in other ways, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved.

If you’ve ever thought about volunteering with the CFA, we’d encourage you to contact either the Traralgon South Fire Brigade or Callignee Fire Brigade to find out more. Every volunteer makes a difference to keeping our community safe.

27/07/2026

🏏 Local Cricket – Players Wanted!

Looking to get involved in a local sporting club this summer?

Our local CATS Cricket Club is currently looking for new players for the upcoming 2026/27 season, with opportunities across junior and senior teams.

🏏 Junior & Senior players wanted

Support local. Get involved. Have a hit! 🏏

Junior and Senior players wanted!!

We are looking for some young and keen cricketers to join our wonderful club for the 26/27 season.

We were very thankful to have two junior sides, the Under 10’s and 12’s, represent Cats last season, along with a few Cats players who merged with the Imperials Under 14’s side.

This season we are striving to build upon these junior numbers, with the hope of filling 3 junior sides and for the first time in Cats history, an under 14’s girls side.

It also brings us great joy to announce that we will be fielding a senior women’s side for the second time in club history. However, we are still hunting down numbers to complete this side.

Junior cricket is played during the week, leaving the weekends free and breaks for the summer holidays. Keep an eye out for further information such as training and sign up dates which will be posted when the season approaches which commences around October.

The Traralgon South and Callignee community cannot wait for the 26/27 season and we are very excited to see the club expand and continue to grow in the coming years.

Please reach out if you or your child/ children are interested in playing at Cats! We welcome anyone from anywhere❤️💙

Feel free to email us at [email protected]

Go Cats!! 🐈

20/07/2026

🎄 Help us bring Christmas to our Community 🎄

The Traralgon South & District Association is excited to announce that we have secured funding from Latrobe City Council to purchase Christmas decorations to help brighten our community during the festive season.

Now we’d love to hear from you!

We’re looking for ideas on what decorations we should purchase and where they could be displayed throughout our community. Whether it’s Christmas lights, festive sculptures, illuminated displays, wreaths, or something completely different, we’d love your suggestions.

As this funding is an investment for many Christmases to come, we’re looking for durable, reusable and semi-permanent decorations that can be safely installed each year by our volunteers.

If you have an idea, please leave a comment below or send us a message via Facebook Messenger. We can’t wait to hear your suggestions and work together to make our community shine this Christmas! 🎅✨

17/07/2026

Have you noticed something different when entering Traralgon South? 🌿

Our township entrance signs have recently been refreshed, giving residents and visitors a fresh welcome to our community.

A big thank you to the committee members who organised the sign refresh, and to Latrobe City Council for providing the grant funding that made this project possible.

Do you have any ideas on how we can make Traralgon South, Callignee, Koornalla and the surrounding district even more beautiful? We’d love to hear them! Drop a comment below or send the page a message with your ideas. 💡

15/07/2026

👋 Welcome to the Traralgon South & District Association (TSDA) page!

Whether you’ve lived in Traralgon South for decades or have only recently joined our community, we’re glad you’re here.

The Traralgon South & District Association is a volunteer community group that works to support and improve our local area. We aim to bring people together, advocate for community needs, support local projects and organisations, and help make Traralgon South a great place to live.

While this page has been around for a few years, we’re looking forward to giving it a fresh start and making it a central place to keep our community informed and connected.

Over the coming months you’ll see updates on:
🏡 Community news and events
🤝 Local projects and initiatives
ℹ️Information from local organisations
🏫 Community group activities
📢 Council information and projects relevant to our area
🙋 Opportunities to get involved and volunteer

Our community is built by the people who live here, and we’d love for this page to reflect that. If you have an upcoming community event, local news, or something you think others would benefit from knowing about, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Thank you for following along—we’re excited to share what’s happening in Traralgon South and continue building a strong, connected community together.

01/01/2026

The TSDA would like to wish all in our community a Happy and Safe 2026!

We hope your year has started off amazing!

From all of us on the TSDA Committee 😃🙏