Bairnsdale has said no to bullying after a local business raised almost $11,000 in 10 days to support antibullying initiative, Dolly’s Dream.Dolly’s Dream was set up by Kate and Tick Everett after their daughter, Dolly, took her life in January 2018.On May 10, Dolly’s Dream held the inaugural Do It For Dolly Day, when Australia was asked to spread kindness, colour itself blue (Dolly’s favourite...

Lakes Entrance 2018 best and fairest, Alex Saunders, shone for the under 25 Tasmania Devils during their 36-point win over Victoria Metro at Launceston last Saturday.Saunders, 23, helped lead the Seagulls to the East Gippsland football grand final last year and is already making his mark at Tasmanian State League level.Against some of the best Victorian metro footballers, Saunders had an...

More than 1400 people enjoyed the food and wine delights of Gippsland last Sunday as the annual Feast on East at Metung Festival wowed locals and visitors alike.The warm winter sunshine and beautiful blue skies saw people streaming through the gate from 11am, with dynamic mix of Gippslanders from near and far as well as visitors from Melbourne and tourists from New South Wales and Queensland.The...

Of the 993 recipients of awards in the General Division of the Order of Australia in this years Queen’s Birthday Honours List, four have called East Gippsland home.Bairnsdale’ s Derek Amos and Bruthen’ s Margaret Greenwood have been named among the latest list of those to receive Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division, as have the late Audrey Light, of Orbost, and former...

A community meeting for a briefing on the Omeo Mountain Bike Complex (OMBC) progress and plans held on Thursday, May 30, saw a third of the Omeo region population fill the Omeo Recreation Reserve pavilion.The crowd was enthusiastic, giving every speaker a round of applause.Four locals who had visited Australia’s current premier mountain bike trail bike site in Derby, Tasmania, since January,...