It was another successful Opera By The Lakes (OBTL) on Sunday, March 17, with this year's event having a touch of green as part of St Patrick's Day. The weather Gods provided a sunny day at Nyerimilang Heritage Park with a slight breeze blowing over the largest lake system in the Southern Hemisphere, sharing good hospitality, wonderful music, good food, and a good laugh. To set the happy tone of...

The ongoing collaborative work between East Gippsland Shire Council and Telstra continued this week with a visit from chief executive officer Vicki Brady and her team, and representatives from NBNCo. The thought-provoking update and discussions included an overview of some of the changes that have been made to the delivery of telecommunication services in the region since the 2019-20 fires,...

Hot weather didn’t deter racegoers as a huge crowd flocked to the High Country for the running of the 148th edition of the Hinnomunjie Cup. The cup is named in honour of High Country legend, Alec Manning, who learnt to shear in the region and was still deflocking sheep well in his 70s. Local racing was where Manning found his niche, knocking up training and riding winners, having his last race...

More than 200 boats and thousands of onlookers - the biannual Paynesville Classic Boat Rally was a spectacular success last weekend. The Paynesville foreshore was abuzz from Friday afternoon with the launch of END OF AN ERA - The Last Gippsland Lakes Fishermen, a historical pictorial and oral document detailing the last 10 commercial Gippsland Lakes fishing licence holders, through to Saturday’s...

East Gippsland’s 12th Biggest Ever Blokes BBQ lunch last Friday saw 300 men gather in Cremin Hall for lunch and entertainment with comedian Dave O’Neil, AFL hall of famer Dermott Brereton, Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis and veteran broadcast journalist and Channel 7 news reader Nick McCullum. Nick drew the best out of a retired Philippoussis and a more flamboyant Brereton while O’Neil...