Everyone likes a parade, and the Bairnsdale Christmas Parade down Main Street on Saturday morning was again an outstanding success for the community and all those involved in it.Event organiser, Taylor Moorhouse, of East Gippsland Newspapers, said the annual event this year attracted 52 floats from businesses, schools and community groups.“This year’s weather was kind to the parade walkers and...
The Andrews Labor Government’s planned closure of Victoria’s native forestry industry by 2030 is opposed by the Federal Labor Party and has been condemned by Australia’s forestry experts.Federal Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Resources, Joel Fitzgibbon, has strongly backed Victoria’s native forest industries as sustainable, while the Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA) said the...