After two long years of not performing due to COVID-19, Rhythm by the River is finally back at the Nicholson Hotel, featuring the East Gippsland Symphonia, on Sunday, October 16, starting at 1pm with free entry. For this event, Kim Green will be waving the baton and has put together a great selection of music for the afternoon to suit young and old. Rhythm by the River will also have new...

The Rotary Club of Mitchell River is once again bringing the Victoria Welsh Choir to Bairnsdale on Sunday, October 23 at 2.30pm at Saint Mary’s Church.  On what is shaping to be a sensational weekend of live performance entertainment in Bairnsdale, it is encouraged to plan ahead to take in what is on offer and not miss out on this unique opportunity. Now in its 44th year of music making,...

A project to construct wetlands at 76 Crooke Street, East Bairnsdale, will have significant environmental and landowner benefits. The land is owned by council and currently functions as an open drain, collecting stormwater from surrounding streets and discharging stormwater into Jones Bay. However, transforming it into a wetland will achieve multiple environmental outcomes including: - 100 per...

Bairnsdale will get a new hospital under a Liberal and Nationals State Government. Construction on a state-of-the-art new Bairnsdale Hospital will commence under a Coalition Government with a pledge today of $230 million if elected in November, along with significant upgrades to Maffra Hospital. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, said the region was one of the rural areas in the state that...

A former Omeo resident has ridden more than 3000 kilometres to raise money for the Black Dog Institute. Daniel Fitzgerald rode into Omeo on his pushbike on Saturday afternoon after having left the Western Australian town of Esperance 22 days earlier. In all Mr Fitzgerald clocked up 3170 kilometres over the course of more than three weeks, with just four rest days. Speaking with the Advertiser...