Despite tough seasonal conditions, Bill Wyndham & Co Livestock and its supporting vendors yarded 1950 cattle at their annual opening spring sale in Bairnsdale last Tuesday, August 7.The cattle presented in reasonable quality, however most were 50-80 kilograms lighter than previous years due to the season.Demand came from Tasmania, King Island, South Gippsland and limited demand from...

A crowd of around 220 people was treated to glasses of bubbly and goodie bags on arrival at the 13th annual East Gippsland Wedding Expo, held at Boucher Hall, on Sunday, August 5.Organisers of the East Gippsland Newspapers event said this year’s expo was again very well received as brides, grooms and their family members and friends browsed the stalls of the 33 exhibitors, which included...

A huge step in regards to Bairnsdale Football Netball Club (BFNC) fielding a reserves side for the 2019 Gippsland League season was taken on Wednesday night, August 8, as the club received feedback from the East Gippsland football community.The club has not fielded a re- serves side since entering the league in 2011 and believes for itself and East Gippsland football to develop it would be the...

The Riversleigh is celebrating and is looking for public assistance to do so.Built in 1884 as two grand residences overlooking the Mitchell River in Riverine Street, during the hey-day of East Gippsland’s busy ports, The Riversleigh hotel is steeped in history and plans are underway to celebrate the hotel’s 135th anniversary next year.The historic buildings retain many of their original...

Long standing Bairnsdale SES member, Roger Neal, was recently honoured with a prestigious Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) life membership, one of just 77 VICSES volunteers to be awarded life membership across the state since the award’s introduction in 2014.Roger joined the VICSES Bairnsdale Unit as a volunteer in December 1991. Since then he has attended many callouts and continues to...