Work is finally underway to upgrade the Cape Conran boat ramp, with hundreds of sandbags filling the West Cape carpark over the long weekend. Crews have been onsite since September 12, building a cofferdam prior to beginning work on the ramp. A cofferdam is an enclosure built within a body of water to allow the enclosed area to be pumped out. This pumping creates a dry working environment so the...
Since 2015, a group of people, mainly locals from the Orbost district, have been working to have the historic Snowy Rail Bridge restored and kept in its original form and structure. As a walkway and cycleway, it will be linked into the 100km long East Gippsland Rail Trail which runs along the old railway line between Orbost and Bairnsdale. “Much has been achieved in the past year,...
