Monday was an important and special day for the Mallacoota community, particularly for those who have been at the forefront in bringing the Mallacoota Medical Centre and Aged Care Facility to the town, with the turning of the first sod on the grounds of the new facility. For more than 50 years, Mallacoota Inlet Aged Care (MIAC) has been collecting funds for the benefit of the aged members of...

Congratulations go to Sailors Grave Brewing’s Chris and Gab Moore and Snowy River Mail’s own Sammi Reynolds on their successes at this year’s East Gippsland Business Awards, with the winners across 15 platinum and four gold categories announced at a gala event in Bairnsdale last Thursday night. Sammi was announced the winner of the platinum award for Young Achiever in Business as manager of the...

Year 10 students at Orbost Secondary College continued their preparations to become competent, confident and safe drivers when they attain their driver licences with a trip to the Gippsland Motorplex in Bairnsdale last Friday.As part of a program offered through Skidz Driving School with assistance from local authorities, around 40 local students have been receiving tutelage in the classroom...

AusNet Services customers from Bairnsdale to Mallacoota were affected by planned outages over the weekend as a large-scale maintenance program was conducted on power lines as part of its Summer Safety Program.The Summer Safety Program works with communities to reduce the risk of bushfire, the weekend’s work involving more than 200 workers across 300 sites conducting maintenance and replacing...

It is only one and a half weeks now until the St Andrew’s Uniting Church 99th Flower Show hits town once again, from October 26 and 27, so it is time to seriously organise any entries you would like to contribute. This year’s theme is ‘Dancing with Flowers’ and it is sure to produce a riot of colour.Local gardens are full of colour at this time of year, despite the lack of rain, so have a look...