The Paynesville Classic Boat Rally - a three-day celebration of classic boats, maritime culture and cruising on the Gippsland Lakes - takes centre stage this weekend. The rally survived the 2020 bushfires to have a well-attended event, however in 2022, COVID lockdowns meant the rally was unable to be held. But now there is an enthusiastic committee keen for its return and close to 200 boats have...

The State Environment Minister, Steve Dimopoulos, has been put on notice that the Buchan Caves Reserve rebuild needs to be completed in 2024. Speaking in Parliament recently, Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, acknowledged there was much to be done, but stressed the importance of the Caves Reserve to the town and region's economy. "Given we are presently more than four years on from the...

Wild weather wreaked havoc last week. A wild Tuesday night storm saw trees felled, powerlines destroyed, roofs removed and a total power and internet outage across large parts of the vast East Gippsland region. Debris and damage was wide-spread, the power outage causing traffic chaos with Bairnsdale’s traffic lights not working and only one petrol station open for commuters to fill up their...

Passionate individuals from the com-munity joined local agencies recently to discuss a shared commitment to the conservation of Magees Gully. Magees Gully, nestled in the heart of Bairnsdale, flows into Macleod Morass near the Bairnsdale Livestock Ex-change, forming part of the Gippsland Lakes Ramsar listed waterway. This environment is a crucial habitat for en-dangered waterbirds and wildlife....

A huge crowd of enthusiastic racegoers descended on picturesque Canni Creek last Saturday for the running of the annual Buchan and Gelantipy Racing Club picnic races, highlighted by 137th running of the historic Buchan Cup.  People travelled from Melbourne and all over Gippsland for the day with several former locals making the pilgrimage back from interstate to partake in the fun and...