With a period of 16 years between editions, the much-awaited fourth edition of Stepping Stones was launched at Mallacoota’s Art Space last Friday.Stepping Stones was one of the early guides...
With much loved local identity, Steve Price, celebrating his 60th birthday yesterday, we look back on the positive impact he and his family have had on the Orbost community.Formerly from...
Well-known Orbost artist, Dawn van den Berg, has been putting the finishing touches to her large and impressive mural in the Save The Snowy Rail Bridge shop front display and...
Cricket Victoria has announced the final 13-man Country and Metro squads to compete at this year’s under 15 National Championships.Orbost Cricket Club’s Max Welsh will don the big V for...
The Annual Marlo Triathlon run by the Orbost Snowy Rovers Football Netball Club and Riviera Triathlon Club was deemed a huge success.Held on January 5, people from far and wide...
It is the end of an era for the local timber industry as Alan Light, known to everyone as Jack, decided last month to retire after 49 years.Among the places...
Gaining and retaining doctors in rural Victoria is no easy feat, so with Orbost Regional Health’s Dr Anthea Tan clocking up more than a decade in the town it’s something...
Orbost is finally cooking with gas with the latest in gas compression technology thanks to the completion of the ‘daughter station’ in Clarke Street.Natural gas connectivity was initially expected to...
A bigger and better Christmas eve festival is planned for next Monday night thanks to the increase in participation from the community and some changes made by the committee.A highlight...
Mallacoota’ s drains simply couldn’t cope with the deluge it copped on Saturday evening with local SES volunteers called out to 11 calls for assistance as rains flooded properties.SES controller...
The Christmas Eve Festival will be bigger and better than ever this year with a range of new attractions.The theme of the night will be ‘something for everyone’ with market...
Grade six students at Orbost Primary School have been working hard throughout term four on a number of projects, and in order to fund these projects, they have also been...
It was a hot time for firefighters on the weekend as more than 15 fires were ignited by lightning in East Gippsland on Saturday afternoon.The fires were reported by fire...
Mallacoota now has a brand new police station, with the doors of the new facility opened for business last Wednesday, November 28.The new station at 38 Maurice Avenue replaces the...
The Department of Environment Land Water and Planning (DELWP) and Parks Victoria responded early last week to the stranding of several whales that had washed ashore on a remote section...
