The Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) is partnering with Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC) to develop a native oyster industry on the Gippsland Lakes. Four trial sites in waterways surrounding the Lakes Entrance area are currently being installed with trial aquaculture infrastructure and oysters. The partnership involves investment and support for a production trial...

A Melbourne man in his mid 30s was left shaken after the semi-trailer he was driving rolled at the railway crossing as he was driving into Bairnsdale on Tuesday morning. The freight truck was carrying pre-fabricated concrete panels for the new Kmart site and was only minutes from the site, after the long journey from Melbourne, when it tipped over. Police on the scene believe the heavy load and...

The Queens Memorial Public Holiday turned on the sunshine and brought the crowds out for the long weekend in East Gippsland. Metung was particularly busy on the Queens memorial day with crowds flocking to the holiday village to bask in the sunshine at the cafe's and Metung Hotel. Hotel publican, David Strange, conceded he was taken by surprise by the massive crowds that flocked into Metung on...

Lindenow South resident, Claire  Davidson, was diagnosed with Chronic  Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy eight years ago. The mother of two schoolchildren, aged 12 and eight, needs to make weekly trips to Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne for plasmapheresis - a medical procedure which involves exchanging her blood plasma for donor plasma. Every Wednesday morning, she boards an...

Allan Pappin CVO AM, a Bairnsdale local, is well-known in his current role at the local RSL as Sub-Branch president. What may be unknown to some is he also flew the Royal family for around 27 years, including approximately 30 flights with Queen Elizabeth II. With the holiday for Queen Elizabeth II coming up tomorrow to pause and reflect following her passing, local MP, Tim Bull, shared some of...