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No surprises

 Dr Heather Wellington’s review into the Bairnsdale Regional Health Service didn’t throw up too many surprises, but it did ­confirm the community’s concern with the direction in which the organisation was headed. Conducted in December last year and January this year... Read more...

Shellfish safe

Lakes Entrance fishermen received the “good news” that all shellfish including prawns, mussels and crabs can now safely be eaten. The Department of Health lifted the advisory warning people not to eat shellfish caught in the Gippsland Lakes system late last week after a blue-green... Read more...

Paynesville on policing radar

  Having a greater police presence on the streets of Paynesville, a police station and new and emerging issues relating to local youth were some of the concerns raised by residents at a community meeting in Paynesville last week. The Paynesville Residents Community Forum, held at Paynesvi... Read more...

Rate rise

East Gippsland ratepayers face a rate hike of 5.6 per cent following the adoption of the draft 2012/13 East Gippsland Shire Council Budget on Tuesday night. That 5.6 per cent rise is broken down into 3.0 per cent for inflation on the estimated Consumer Price Index (CPI), 2.0 per cent as an ad... Read more...

Waiting for road upgrades

Road infrastructure on six streets in Bairnsdale’s CBD will be upgraded to modern standards, however Lakes Entrance will have to wait some time until it receives similar upgrades. While council has recognised that streets in the Lakes Entrance central business district (CBD) have either i... Read more...

Plan for relocation

A lack of staff amenities, meeting and storage space at the Bairnsdale Visitor Information Centre (VIC) is making it hard for staff to adequately complete their tasks. The Bairnsdale VIC also did not meet visitor or staff expectations according to the recently released ‘East Gippsland Vis... Read more...

Wishart’s CD out Friday

Former East Gippslander turned singing sensation Andrew Wishart has announced his long awaited debut album It’s Never Too Late will be available in stores from Friday. The album features 12 tracks, including ‘This Much I Know’ which was written for him to perform on the grand ... Read more...

Field Days draw in massive crowd

East Gippsland Field Days once again proved it is worthy of the ‘most iconic event on the East Gippsland calendar’ tag with 225 exhibitors displaying their wares across 332 sites and over 8000 people through the gate. The Field Days is the biggest fundraising event of the year for the Lindenow ... Read more...

Fallen heroes not forgotten

 The wet and cold weather contributed to the sombre note that hung in the air at Bairnsdale on ANZAC Day, as members of the community gathered to commemorate fallen heroes. ANZAC Day in Bairnsdale is always well-attended and although numbers may have been slightly down on last year for t... Read more...