Holidaymakers are swarming into popular camping spots around East Gippsland. Bruthen and Buchan are reporting a spike in visitation post Christmas and traders are happy their tills are tinkling. While the weather has been perfect in attracting the holiday crowds to the area, the rainy days are also proving their worth in prompting tourists to come up from the water and splash the cash in shops...
Despite a campaign by the Bendoc community to have a permanent police member stationed in the far East Gippsland township, it’s unlikely to ever occur again. Superintendent of policing for the Eastern Region, Mark Edwards, told the Advertiser prior to Christmas, that installing a full time police member in Bendoc “at this stage it’s not going to happen”. Instead, regular patrols will make the...