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Nursing degree to be delivered in East Gippsland

Local News 21 December 2019

Aspiring nurses from East Gippsland will have the opportunity to study closer to home as part of an initiative to grow the local nursing workforce.Federation University Gippsland will deliver 10 additional Bachelor of Nursing places at Bairnsdale in 2020 in partnership with the Gippsland East University Study Hub and TAFE Gippsland.“We know the majority of our graduates go on to work in regional...

Exchange faces dual threat

Local News 20 December 2019

The future of the popular Exchange House Food Store is potentially hinged on a set of VicRoads proposed plans to construct dual-lane roundabouts either side of the business.Unfortunately for the Exchange’s owners, Barry Walker and Carmen Pepper, those plans mean a radical change for their busy business.“I think what they’re planning is an easy fix for them,” Mr Walker said of...

Buchan kids saddened by pool closure

Local News 20 December 2019

The closure of the Buchan pool by Parks Victoria has left locals, particularly children, devastated.Parents are shocked by the decision, arguing the swimming pool provides an important social outlet for children over summer in a township that doesn’t have many other facilities to keep them entertained.Parks Victoria addressed kids at the Buchan Primary School on Tuesday as to why the pool had to...

VCE golden ticket more than a number

Local News 18 December 2019

East Gippsland Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) students, who sat their final exams last month after 13 years or more of primary and secondary schooling, received their official ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) scores last Thursday.Students can put a great deal of unnecessary pressure on themselves to get the ATAR scores, but essentially it is ‘just a number’. It may change the...

Whateley crowned Aussie champion

Local News 17 December 2019

Jason Whateley is the Australian cruiserweight boxing champion.The Bairnsdale product claimed a statement win in his short professional career, destroying now former champion, Daniel Russell, inside 71 seconds at Wildfighter Rnd 4 on Saturday night at Melbourne’s timber yard.Whateley dropped Taylor with a huge straight right hand within the opening 15 seconds of the bout before again flooring...

Christmas parade magic

Local News 16 December 2019

Everyone likes a parade, and the Bairnsdale Christmas Parade down Main Street on Saturday morning was again an outstanding success for the community and all those involved in it.Event organiser, Taylor Moorhouse, of East Gippsland Newspapers, said the annual event this year attracted 52 floats from businesses, schools and community groups.“This year’s weather was kind to the parade walkers and...

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