Bairnsdale has claimed a Gippsland League win of significance and substance, defeating Drouin at Bairnsdale City Oval on Saturday by 28 points to keep its slim finals hopes alive.With a slew of injuries decimating the side over recent weeks and another likely season ender to young gun, Byron Vickery, who dislocated his hip, the Redlegs showed the fight needed to keep their season alive, led by...

West Bairnsdale cricketing prodigy, Sophie Molineux, lived a childhood dream last Thursday night, handed Australian women’s cricket’s 175th Test match cap and she has already made a mark at the highest level.Molineux, selected to make her Test match debut against Australia’s old enemy, England, in the multi-format Ashes series taking place in England, was the star of the show on day three of the...

What does an engineer bring to the table? She connects people, she inspires, and she creates a space to build students and business people’s confidence, capacity and capability.Jillian Kilby will head two forums in Bairnsdale next Thursday, July 25, where she’s keen to help people make connections and learn, starting with a free, daytime workshop for school leavers.“If you form a community and...

Kalbar Resources has identified variations to the mineral sands mining project at Glenaladale for assessment in the project’s Environmental Effects Statement (EES).Kalbar has further refined the project to include additional options for transportation and water management to provide greater flexibility and reduce potential impacts where possible.“As the EES technical studies have progressed, we...

East Gippslanders are among increasing numbers of citizens around the world alarmed by the impacts of global warming currently unfolding and threatening the planet’s future safety, according to East Gippsland Climate Action Network.The group’s frustration and disappointment at government inaction has prompted a groundswell of campaigning to bring the climate crisis to the fore and last Friday’s...