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plans and big hearts: Gippsland Grammar students raise funds for charities">Business plans and big hearts: Gippsland Grammar students raise funds for charities</a></h3> <div class="td-module-meta-info"> <span class="td-post-date"><time class="entry-date updated td-module-date" datetime="2024-11-27T12:35:54+11:00" >27/11/2024</time></span> </div> <div class="td-excerpt"> Gippsland Grammar’s Garnsey Campus quadrangle teemed with energy and charitability last Wednesday as year nine students hosted an array of stalls to raise funds... </div> </div> </div> <!-- module --> <div class="td_module_10 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack"> <div class="td-module-thumb"><a href="https://www.gippslandtimes.com.au/community/2024/11/27/sale-show-is-bloomin-marvellous/" rel="bookmark" class="td-image-wrap " title="Sale Show is bloomin’ marvellous" ><img class="entry-thumb" 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