Orbost residents will be able to receive community vaccinations to protect them from the coronavirus from Saturday. Following a meeting yesterday (Tuesday) with Gippsland Public Health Unit, Orbost Regional Health (ORH) chief executive officer, Vicki Farthing, said AstraZeneca vaccinations could commence on Saturday. Those wishing to get the jab between 9.30am to 4pm will need to book via the...

Orbost resembled a ghost town this week as businesses were forced to either shut up shop or operate at reduced capacity. “It’s dead in the main street,” Julie Leatham, from Café One2Five told the Snowy River Mail on Monday. “I think I might be the only café’ open today,” she said. Ms Leatham described trade on Friday and Saturday as “shocking”.“We ran at a loss over the weekend.”Café One2Five is...