It's time to get the community together and celebrate.   The Apex Club of Bairnsdale is ecstatic to be able to bring the Colour Ya World event to Buchan this Sunday, October 8, starting at 11am.  An event for everyone, it's a 3km fun run with a twist, and an explosion of colour ending with a DJ dance party, bringing lots of fun, laughter and colour into the community. It is...

Six-hundred-and-fifty firefighters have been battling bushfires in the East Gippsland region, with emergency warnings placed for towns surrounding Bairnsdale. At the time of going to print yesterday, a leave immediately warning was in place for Fernbank, Glenaladale, Iguana Creek, Lindenow South, Stockdale, Stratford, Walpa and Woodglen. There were warnings in place to take shelter for Seacombe,...

Graham Symons of the Omeo CFA Unit has won the Victorian Rotary Emergency Services Community Award (RESCA) in the voluntary category for 2023.  The award was conferred at a dinner in Melbourne on Saturday, September 16 by the chair of the RESCA Committee, Grant Hocking. Graham's lifelong dedication to his local community is exceptional and spans various roles including Omeo Fire Brigade...

Demand for firefighters has never been higher. With the state’s bushfire risk at its highest since the Black Summer of 2019/20, the CFA and local brigades are fighting to ensure there are enough firefighters on the ground to tackle the inevitable blazes which will appear this summer. Questions have been asked by local MPs, bush experts and the United Firefighters Union about the amount of fuel...

Waterview Bakery in Paynesville has picked up one gold, two silver and a bronze medal in the recent Great Aussie Pie competition in Sydney. Waterview Bakery’s prawn Alfredo pie took out the gold in the gourmet seafood category, the American chilli beef and honey chicken pies both won silver in the gourmet red meat and poultry categories respectively, while the creamy curry scallop pie came out...