Bairnsdale detectives have made a public appeal for information following the disappearance of Lakes Entrance man, Dale Pantic.Mr Pantic’s family has also made a desperate plea for his safe return.The 39-year-old was last seen at about 5pm on April 10 when he reportedly visited the brother of his partner, Malina Teohaere, in Bairnsdale.Mr Pantic was then due to travel to Sale and onto Melbourne...

Paynesville will come alive this Easter Saturday, April 20, as the fourth annual Food Van Fiesta takes over the foreshore.Organised by the Rotary Club of Mitchell River and supported by the East Gippsland Shire Council, the fiesta will have something for everyone.This year’s food vendors include Street Feast, Riviera Meats Catering, The Travelling Squid, The Pizza Truck, Lakes Soft Serve, Bites...

The thunder of hooves will ring across the High Country on Easter Sunday as eight polo players battle out the longest serving polo competition in Australia.The 30th annual Geebung polo match will again see the local Geebung team take on the Cuff and Collar team and much pride is at stake as the Cuff and Collar team has won for the past couple of years.Cobungra Station, known as Victoria’s...

Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, has welcomed last Thursday’s announcement of a May 18 election and says he’s taking nothing for granted.Mr Chester, who has represented Gippsland in Federal Parliament since 2008, said he would be running a positive campaign focussed on his record of delivering infrastructure and service improvements across the region.“It is a great honour and an...

A campaign to boost life saving radiation therapy in regional areas like East Gippsland has won a $45.5 million boost in last week’s Federal Budget.The funding was announced on Tuesday night by Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, and detailed in the budget papers.The Radiation Therapy Advisory Group (RTAG) has been campaigning for better radiation therapy access for regional patients for months....