Local News

Housing growth

Local News 20 July 2022

A two lot subdivision is being proposed on 9304 square metres of land, situated behind the new Kmart building in Bairnsdale. The area, which relates to 598 and 610 Main Street and 29 Greene Street, accords with all relevant provisions of the General Residential Zone. The subdivision, recently submitted to East Gippsland Shire Council by licensed surveyors and town planners, Crowther and Sadler,...

Airport concern

Local News 19 July 2022

Medical flights into and out of Mallacoota are now in limbo after it was discovered the certification on the airfield has lapsed. East Gippsland Shire is responsible for the airport’s certification and it was by chance that a pilot discovered it was no longer valid after attempting to land at the airport last week for a mercy pilot. Mount Beauty pilot, John Hillard, was flying into Mallacoota...

Winter festival “spectacular”

Local News 14 July 2022

The East Gippsland Winter Festival has wrapped up for its second year, and it’s being hailed as a huge success. Founder and director of the East Gippsland Winter Festival, Adam Bloem, could only describe this year’s turnout as “spectacular.” “This year’s winter festival was certainly bigger than last year,” Adam said. “We had around 85 events in 2021, this year we had well over 150, we...

Brazen motorbike theft

Local News 07 July 2022

An audacious thief has smashed the front window of a Bairnsdale shop and made off with a motorbike on Tuesday morning. CCTV footage recorded the thief making several attempts to smash the window of the Yamaha Doyle and Shields bike shop in Macleod Street after 5am. Dressed in grey tracksuit pants and a hoodie, the man cases the scene before throwing a brick at the window. It doesn’t smash...

Time to stand up

Local News 06 July 2022

This week marks NAIDOC Week - a time to recognise and observe the world’s oldest living culture. The acronym NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. NAIDOC Week is an Australian observance lasting from the first Sunday in July until the following Sunday. In Bairnsdale, the Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-operative (GEGAC) acknowledged the week...

Home schooling not just a trend

Local News 01 July 2022

Interest in home schooling has grown since the coronavirus pandemic. Across Victoria, about 1500 families reportedly joined home schooling networks as COVID restrictions plagued the country. In East Gippsland, the trend toward the alternative schooling method spiked in popularity in the wake of regular school disruptions. Locally, in Bairnsdale and surrounding areas, there are now two main home...

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