The new P-12 school in Orbost is taking shape, with leaders and school councils from Orbost North Primary School, Orbost Primary School and Orbost Secondary College working together on the project. A community forum was held on July 27 at Orbost Secondary College to share the vision for the new P-12 college and provide an update on the plans and naming process.Following a slew of questions...

East Gippsland Shire Councillors have unanimously taken a formal position on native timber harvesting in the region. Following presentations from a range of industry and environmental stakeholders, council officers drafted a position paper that responds to the decision by the State Government to phase out native timber harvesting by 2030. Councillors have now taken the position that: - It...

"We're a long way from everywhere, but soon, everything will be a long way from here - that's whats possible for this town." These were the words of Tim Cotter, the leader of the Future of Orbost and District Project at the inaugural Orbost and District Innovation Networking (ODIN) event at the Marlo Hotel last Wednesday night. Community members, business owners and council workers were among...

A delicate overnight operation recently saw 17 eastern bristlebirds successfully translocated from Booderee National Park and Jervis Bay National Park in south-eastern New South Wales to Wilson's Promontory National Park. The lone Victorian population of eastern bristlebird at Howe Flat in the Croajingalong National Park is under imminent threat from climate change, predation and habitat...

Newmerella’s MecTec sawmill has been forced to stop production, leaving nine employees without a job. The sawmill has operated for around 80 years, but is now no longer receiving enough logs to keep the business running. According to MecTec owner, John Mekken, the sawmill is normally allocated 10,000 cubic metres of timber from VicForests every financial year, but have received much less this...