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Vaccine protest

Vaccine protest

Tina Jennion first arrived in Australia from Germany in 2001. She fell in love with the country and then fell in love with an Australian man, who later became her husband after she returned to the land down under in 2006. Ms Jennion has been happily teaching in East Gippsland for the past 10 years, the last four of those years at a local primary school. However, she is now unemployed after...
Auxiliary ousted

Auxiliary ousted

After 66 years of dedicated service to the community, the Bairnsdale Ambulance Auxiliary will disband before Christmas. The main fundraising arm, the Bairnsdale Ambulance Auxiliary opportunity shop located at 320 Main Street, will close its doors for the last time on Saturday, December 18. It’s the end of an era.  A band of selfless volunteers, the Bairnsdale Ambulance Auxiliary has raised...
Women in leadership valued at Bairnsdale West

Women in leadership valued at Bairnsdale West

The 16 Days of Activism (November 25 –December 10) is a global initiative galvanising individuals, communities, and organisations to address gender inequalities and eradicate violence against women and girls around the world.  Bairnsdale West Primary School is a Respectful Relationships led school that has a formal commitment to the promotion of gender equality and the development of...
Our heroic water police

Our heroic water police

Two local police officers who fought back flames threatening Mallacoota’s CFA station as citizens sheltered inside during the Black Summer bushfires have been honoured for their bravery.Leading Senior Constables Glenn Powell and Graham Shoobert, from Gippsland Water Police, have received Victoria Police’s Medal for Courage at a special ceremony on Monday night.The brave policemen gallantly...
Mine not approved

Mine not approved

Kalbar Operations’ proposed mineral sands mine at Glenalaladale has been knocked back.State Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne, last week said the project will not proceed as it would have unacceptable risks to the environment.Mr Wynne accepted the independent advisory committee recommendation that found the project would significantly impact local wildlife, vegetation, air quality,...
Ride for Regrowth

Ride for Regrowth

Ride for Regrowth, a 900-kilometre bike ride, is helping to raise funds to preserve and revegetate endemic, rare and endangered plant species of the Mallacoota district. Behind this initiative are friends and former Bureau of Meteorology work colleagues Robbie Kershaw, Dave Perry and Rob Morton who departed on their intrepid journey from Melbourne to Mallacoota on November 8.   The aim of...

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