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Loving the new school room

Local News 12 June 2020

Cann River P-12 College principal, Bruce Spink, staff and students are thrilled with the recent additions to the school. The college has a wonderful new permanent modular building that students in prep, grade one and two and students studying VCE and VCAL subjects have been able to enjoy since they returned to face-to-face learning on May 26, the remainder of the college’s students returning on...

Captain’s Queen’s Birthday honours

Local News 11 June 2020

Bemm River Fire Brigade captain, Russell Pardew, received on Monday the prestigious Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) as part of the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. The honour comes to Russell after more than 47 years of service with CFA. As a Captain of Bemm River Brigade and Group Officer of the Orbost Group, Russell has dedicated much of his time developing working relationships with...

First wave of back-to-schoolers

Local News 03 June 2020

There was plenty of excitement in the air as younger students in grades prep, one and two and older ones studying VCE and VCAL headed back to face-to-face at school learning last Tuesday.“This year has been challenging for our school and community in so many different ways and I’ve been incredibly proud of the way that our school community has continually risen to accept these challenges,”...

Historic school sign installed

Local News 28 May 2020

It’s now 68 years since the Bete Bolong South School held its last class of school children, and for many years the site was marked only by a group of old pine trees in a paddock. Now, a new sign marking the site with photos and information has been installed by the Orbost and District Historical Society, with assistance from East Gippsland Shire Council. “Helping us design the sign were some...

Machinery sitting idle

Local News 27 May 2020

Last week, State Leader of The Nationals, Peter Walsh, visited the far east of the state with local members, Tim Bull and Melina Bath. A major focus of the visit was to speak to those affected by government decisions regarding forestry. Timber workers, businesses and communities feel let down by the government’s decision last November to ban all native timber logging by 2030. At Orbost, the...

Donations in isolation for fire-affected

Local News 14 May 2020

Have you been undergoing a spring clean this autumn while the community practices isolation? Do you have items you no longer need that might be of use to someone else in these difficult times? GIVIT is an online donation platform that could see such items reach right where they need to go, and all without you needing to leave home.Relatively new to Victoria, GIVIT is a national online charity...

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