When Lena and Vince Zagami inspected their lemon tree farm at Wairewa following the Black Summer Bushfires they were staring at huge financial losses. The heat from the fires in the surrounding forest had burnt the leaves of their lemon trees to a crisp. It was painful for them to look at the trees and assess the long road ahead to recovery. Mr Zagami and his team of workers set to work planting...

Shooting from the bitumen into private property could hardly be classed as ‘sport’ but the practice has caused many Dargo locals lost sleep, fear and anger. However, the community has come together in a joint effort with local Briagolong policeman, senior constable Stuart Brewer, and an offender has been tracked down and charged.  It is alleged a witness woke to the sound of gunshot in the...

Now is your chance to lead the fight against cancer by rallying friends, family and workmates together help Cancer Council Victoria.  The annual Relay for Life Event has been quashed by COVID, however you can still donate to the cause with many local teams still running fundraising campaigns. One such team is Teagan’s Angel’s, who are teaming up with a number of local hospitality businesses...

The East Gippsland community will soon see a changing of the guard when the Stephenson family relinquishes ownership of the iconic and long-standing business, Bairnsdale Mazda and Hyundai, to the Dwyer Group. After almost four decades at the helm of Bairnsdale Mazda and Hyundai, Ray Stephenson is understandably emotional when he talks about his decision to part with the business. “I make the...

As of Monday there are currently five active COVID-19 case in East Gippsland with one Tier 1 public exposure site - Paynesville Wine Bar, Tuesday, October 12, and Wednesday, October 13, 3.30-5.30pm. If you have visited the wine bar during these times you must get tested and isolate for 14 days.