The Orbost Christmas Eve Festival and fireworks are to go ahead as planned.All approvals were finalised on Monday following extensive work by the organising committee and after some significant changes were made to the framework of events by the State Government on Friday last week.In order for the event to be run, it needs to have a COVID-Safe plan in place and this will mean that there will be...

The Cabbage Tree Creek Hall will be refurbished thanks to a $44,139 community facilities grant from Bushfire Recovery Victoria.Joanne Eades-Fischer, of the hall’s management committee, says the grant will support an upgrade of the hall’s sewerage system and electrical wiring, as well as construction of a verandah over an accessible entryway to protect it from the elements.“We can’t tell you how...