Police are investigating after a car allegedly rammed an ambulance in Lindenow last Wednesday, September 26, the accused driver set to face court in Bairnsdale this week. Emergency services were transporting a woman to hospital and had reason to stop on the side of the road near the intersection of Bairnsdale-Dargo Road and Windmill Lane about 1.30pm.Shortly after that time, the ambulance was...

Brenda Murray is not your typical 88-year-old.Brenda has three sons, six grandchildren and eight grandchildren and was the first mayor of the East Gippsland Shire Council when the City of Bairnsdale, Shire of Bairnsdale, Shire of Omeo, Shire of Orbost and Shire of Tambo amalgamated in 1994. She was born in England and moved to Orbost where she spent most of her adult life.While contending with...

Yachts, cruisers, ski boats, tinnies, runabouts and jet skis will grace the Gippsland Lakes on November 3 to participate in a poker run, raising funds for Gippsland Farmer Relief.The inaugural poker run is the brainchild of Paynesville Classic Boat Rally president, Peter Medling, and is aimed at helping struggling local farmers.Gippsland Lakes Poker run committee member, James Blandford, said...

It takes nerves of steel, concentration and stamina to race a motorbike against other competitors, but to do it at just eight years old also takes something very special.Lakes Entrance’s Connor Guillot and his family will cross the Tasman Sea to compete in the Australian Junior Motocross Championship in Penguin, Tasmania, next week.Connor’s father, Adam, says that he is looking forward to what...

Local council roads will get a massive boost with the State Government unveiling earlier this week a $100 million Fixing Country Roads Program as part of a record $941 million regional roads investment.Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Luke Donnellan, launched the program, which comes with strict requirements to ensure money is actually spent on local roads, on Tuesday.Projects funded under...