CFA is asking Victorians to take extreme care when burning off following 115 out-of-control burn-offs across the state during early spring. To avoid a further spike, CFA is urging residents who have recently undertaken burn-offs, or who are preparing to, to take extra precautions over the coming weeks as weather conditions become warmer and drier with challenging gusty winds. The out-of-control...

Kennedy Trailers is again at the forefront of dynamic design.  The custom trailer building Bairnsdale company has just  built the Acciona trailer which  will carry wind turbine tower blades to south Queensland's Macintyre Windfarm, the biggest wind farm in the southern hemisphere and the first 'giga-watt-scale' renewable energy project in Australia. The new generation wind tower...

With more than 100 local families ready to start early education in 2024, Sarah Kleehammer, the hardworking area manager supporting Bairnsdale's Milestones Early Learning and Kindergarten campuses in Dawson and Day Street, is promoting 'unheard of' benefits on offer for educators and teachers signing up to join her team. "Free scholarships to become early childhood teachers, above award wages...

"Sun, smiles and success" is how Bairnsdale Show organising committee member, Tegan Roberts, described the 142nd Bairnsdale Show last weekend.  The Bairnsdale and District Agricultural Show Society rallied hard this year with many road bumps along the way, however they didn't let it dampen their ambition to put on a show. "The searing heat had us worried at the start, then came a cool...

Weed killer, rat poison and gasoline are just three of 250 chemicals in vaping liquid!  And there’s usually in nicotine there too. If your kids are vaping, it’s a fairytale, not a happy ending. If you or someone you know needs help to quit or have any questions or concerns, call 13QUIT, GLCH’s respiratory nurse and/or Health Promotion team on 5155 8300, or the Tackling Indigenous Smoking...