If elected in November, a Liberal Nationals Government will provide the $15 million required to complete stage two of Bairnsdale Secondary College redevelopments. Now it’s hoped the other side of politics will also commit to such funding for an issue that should not be about politics, but people. Shadow Minister for Education, Tim Smith, and Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, yesterday...

The board of Bairnsdale Regional Health Service said goodbye to two valued members recently with Angela Hutson and Doug Vickers retiring from their roles.Doug had been on the board for eight years while Angela was a member for nearly 18 years, excelling in the role of chair for the past six, and both have seen great positive change in their time on the board.“I sat down and thought the other...

Bairnsdale’s Bianca Croucher and Toorloo Arm’s Sebastian Ethridge represented Victoria on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday, August 25, at the 2018 School Sports Australia cross country championships.The pair competed in the under 14 age group with Ethridge making his debut, while Croucher notched her fourth appearance.The pair is coached by Gippsland Track Club’s Dennis Huffer, who couldn’t be...

Brayden’s Fight Against MALS Bush Dance fundraiser on Saturday, August 25, raised an above expected $45,000 for Brayden Neate, 16, to help fund the local boy’s urgently needed trip to the United States for surgery so he can eat and be pain free again.Brayden has a condition called MALS (median arcuate ligament syndrome), which is not widely recognised, hence having to go to America to a doctor...

King parrots are dying around the acorn tree near the outdoor swimming pool but it’s not the acorns that are killing them, it’s a disease called Spironucleosis.Wildlife rescuer, Lorna King, takes the affected king parrots to the vets to be euthanased and during the course of this winter has taken three to five birds a day.“We need to euthanase as many as we can to save as many as we can,” Mrs...