When State Goverment shuts down Victoria’s native timber sector, thousands of regional families will be left without income. In Orbost alone, the move will destroy the incomes for 174 people – 114 directly employed in timber and 60 indirectly employed which equates to 36 per cent of Orbost’s full time jobs. An independent study commissioned by the Wellington and East Gippsland shire councils...
With rural communities all over Australia struggling to attract and retain GPs, Orbost Regional Health (ORH) wants to try something different. Despite a number of requirements and incentives designed to push more local and overseas doctors to rural areas, the shortage of doctors in rural communities persists. A 2020 study by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare found that around 20...
