More than 120 locals and guests of the High Country attended the fifth annual Omeo MND Business of Sport Luncheon and Mountain Challenge on Friday at the Omeo Football Club.Following the luncheon on Friday evening the annual football match was won by the Mt Hotham/Dinner Plains Demons, coached by Stephen and Harry Powell, who beat the Omeo Benambra team by two goals. On the netball court, Omeo...

Wy Yung’s six-game East Gippsland senior football winning streak came to an abrupt end on Saturday against arch rival, Lindenow, at the Cattery, as the Cats firmed in the premiership betting.The Cats kicked off their 125year celebration in style, thumping the Tigers by 66 points with 250-gamer, Mark Baylis kicking the final goal of the match.The win sees Lindenow remain in second, equal on...

The Bairnsdale Sporting and Convention Centre was the venue for the 14th East Gippsland Wedding Expo last Sunday where more than 160 brides, grooms and dreamers attended, all in search of hints, tips and ideas to plan and execute the perfect personalised wedding.With lunch provided by the venue, Wyanga Park Winery and East Gippsland Kegs and Bars keeping everyone hydrated, decorations...

One of the reasons flexible steel guard rail is being installed on the Princes Highway between Sale and Bairnsdale is because that’ s what “was preferred by the community”, according to Roads Minister, Jaala Pulford.In responding to a Parliament question from Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, asking why steel guard rail was being installed when community information sessions suggested it...

There is one thing that the Captured In Africa Foundation and Pit-Track Anti-Poaching Initiative have in common - the goal to protect and preserve South Africa’s vulnerable and at risk animals.The Captured In Africa Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation, established to support ongoing efforts for the protection, relocation or rescue of vulnerable and at risk big cats, both in the...