Nagle College student, Hannah Martin, will visit culturally significant war sites in Vietnam and Singapore next month as part of an overseas study tour, having been recognised as a Spirit of ANZAC Prize winner.Open to year nine and 10 students across Victoria, the Premier’s Spirit of ANZAC Prize is an annual competition with winners receiving the opportunity to participate in study tours to...

More than 100 local women from numerous organisations gathered at Bairnsdale Racing Club last Friday to celebrate International Women’s Day and its theme, Balance for Better.The women (and a few men) had the pleasure of listening to the stories of Dr Aunty Doris Paton, a board member of Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC), East Gippsland Shire mayor, Cr Natalie O’Connell,...

Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, yesterday announced almost $860,000 in additional government funding for the Hope Restart Centre at Lucknow.Mr Chester has previously secured $3 million to build the residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre.The Federal Government has now allocated $859,850 to the HopeRestart Centre through the Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF). The money...

East Gippsland Specialist School captains and house leaders for the 2019 school year were presented with their badges with a leadership assembly at the school last Thursday.Education Department senior education improvement leader for the local area, Tony Roberts, was special guest and said he is always loves visiting the East Gippsland Specialist School.“I love all the students and the positive...

East Gippsland Shire Council will request assistance from the State Government for rate relief for the region’s farmers struggling with the drought following its meeting held in Mallacoota on Tuesday.Raised as urgent business by Cr Joe Rettino, the motion was put that mayor, Cr Natalie O’Connell, write to the Victorian Minister for Agriculture, Jaclyn Symes, and Premier Daniel Andrews, seeking...