From the small rural community in which she grew up, to the trauma ward of one of the biggest hospitals in the world, Dr Lindy Washington has seen a lot in her career in medicine so far. And she's bringing that experience to Orbost Regional Health (ORH) for the next nine months as interim chief executive officer. Longtime ORH CEO Vicki Farthing is currently filling the role of Bairnsdale...

Last Friday members of the school communities involved with the amalgamation at the current Orbost Secondary College site to create the Orbost Community College were informed that current Orbost Secondary College principal, Peter Seal, had been appointed provisional principal of the P-12 school. “I am extremely proud to be able to announce that I have been provisionally appointed as the...

Orbost Caravan Park will reopen on Friday, September 1, after East Gippsland Shire Council secured a new operator for the tourist facility. “A local caravan park business that has an existing agreement with council for the Marlo Oceans View Caravan Park signed a service agreement to manage the park on behalf of council until June 2024,” council’s general manager assets and environment, Fiona...

Volunteer committee members of the East Gippsland Rail Trail Committee of Management were disappointed to learn a set of newly installed gates on the trail at the Simpsons Creek Road crossing were deliberately rammed by a vehicle on the weekend. The recently installed gates are part of a multi-million dollar upgrade to the 96km long trail and are designed to prevent illegal vehicular access to...

The third East Gippsland Winter Festival (EGWF) has wrapped up, with the popular Light Up Orbost event being one of the last in the calendar. Around 200 people turned out to the event, mostly families with young children along with visitors from neighbouring towns. While in previous years the lantern parade made its way through Nicholson Street from Forest Park, this year the congregation met at...