It’s an icy morning in Metung’s village just before 10 o’clock on Saturday morning. The streets are unsually quiet with just a group of men huddled around a table on the footpath outside Cafe Chez Joe as Lynette Coulson from L.J. Hooker Real Estate readjusts her open sign outside the agency. While winter may not have arrived, the cold chill in the air signals it’s not far away. Ms Coulson...

Rotary Club of Bairnsdale, in partnership with East Gippsland Shire Council and Gippsland Climate Change Network, held an Electronic Vehicle (EV) expo last weekend in the St Mary's Parish car park.Despite the cold and wet conditions, a generous crowd turned out to check out all things EV.On goers had the opportunity to browse a range of electric cars and bikes, as well as learn about different...

It's official, native timber harvesting in Victorian forests will end in 2024. The State Government announced the decision yesterday (Tuesday) with existing supports being brought forward, meaning every single timber worker will be directly supported to find a new job. Forest contractor workers will be secured with contracts for forest management works, enabling them to continue to work in the...

Victoria Police has conducted a covert operation in the Bairnsdale area over the past two days in a multi-faceted sting to crackdown on illegal crime. Codenamed Operation TOP, local police were joined by a range of specialist units, including Crime Command's VIPER Taskforce, which targets outlaw motorcycle gangs, organised crime gangs and street gangs. During the operation, police conducted a...

A green waste charge has been proposed in East Gippsland Shire Council’s draft budget. Shire Manager of Community and Assets, Fiona Weigall, told a recent council meeting that while council had been offering a free green waste service, “the management of green waste is certainly not free”. “If we look at some of the management costs - the mulching and the processing of the green waste this year,...