Local News

Faster network hits town

Local News 14 October 2020

Paynesville, quickly followed by Bairnsdale, are two areas that have become some of the first regional Victorian towns to have access to Telstra’s 5G network.Telstra regional general manager, Loretta Willaton, visited Bairnsdale to make the announcement yesterday.“It’s really exciting Bairnsdale and Paynesville are the first places in Gippsland and indeed among the leading regional cities across...

COVID positive case self isolating

Local News 14 October 2020

East Gippsland returned another positive COVID-19 case – the eighth in total – on Tuesday.The individual is self-isolating and has done so since taking the test. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), through its contact tracers, will contact any close contacts and potential hot spots in the community that members of the general public may have been exposed to.The infected...

Walk of awareness

Local News 09 October 2020

Linton Blackwell last Wednesday completed Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia’s ‘The Longest Run’ fundraiser, walking 100 kilometres while raising money for the foundation.Linton surpassed his goal of $1000, reaching more than $2500 as he crossed the finish line at the Bairnsdale Rotunda.Linton, who has battled prostate cancer, took part in the walk not only to raise funds, but raise...

COVID could delay results

Local News 08 October 2020

The results of the East Gippsland Shire Council elections could be delayed because of COVID-19. East Gippsland, like many other shires, has conducted its local government elections through a postal voting system for many years. “East Gippsland has been postal elections since at least 2000,” the Victorian Electoral Commission’s East Gippsland manager, Sharon Wood, confirmed. “Voting is entirely...

Container delivery

Local News 07 October 2020

Nola Brimley, of the Rotary Club of Kardinia, and her charity driver, Mark Haby, drove a tilt tray truck from Geelong to deliver four containers to the East Gippsland Rotary Fire Aid committee last weekend.President of Nola’s Kardinia club, Henry Brockman, initially made contact with president of Bairnsdale Sunrise, John Fallon to get the containers to the area.Nola took hold of the project and...

Fine-tuning music skills

Local News 02 October 2020

Bairnsdale Secondary College music students Cade Steenholdt and Ellie Bennier have been fine-tuning their skills during the lockdown period in preparation for their university auditions and final VCE recitals which take place in October.“Our students have been disadvantaged in only being able to have remote lessons,” music coordinator, Gerry Ciavarella, said.“Restrictions have just eased...

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