In Bairnsdale, the coffee shops are once again being inundated with tourists, with the long weekend providing a precursor of the good times to come. Carolyn Guy, who runs the Paper Chase Café on Main Street, said Saturday was “a massive day for us”. “It’s absolutely picked up, it’s been amazing,” Mrs Guy said. “We have amazing local support and I have the backing of really good staff, so it’s...
In what is possibly the largest sporting project in East Gippsland, the $10.7 million redevelopment project at the WORLD sporting precinct has received a Federal Government grant. Announced oncourt by Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, last Friday, the Federal Government is chipping in $5.36 million for the upgrades, which will see more netball courts, a better surface and plenty of other...
