Cann River local, Gus McKinnon, has  decided to sell his two quarries in Cann River to Robert Brunt, of Brunts Harvesting. “I think selling was a bit overdue,” Gus said. “I wanted someone to take over the business because small towns like Cann River need the business.” Buyer, Rob Brunt, has known Gus for a number of years, and says securing the quarry will help expand his own harvesting...

Intrepid foodies from Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT are celebrating after the announcement that the Wild Harvest Seafood Festival is returning to Mallacoota on November 11, 12 and 13. The inaugural Wild Harvest festival in 2019 was a smash hit and further enhanced Mallacoota’s already rising reputation as one of Victoria’s best off-the-beaten-path destinations. After COVID caused the...

The rebuilding process following the Black Summer Bushfires is slow going at Mallacoota. Of the more than 120 homes destroyed in the fires in the coastal township, less than 25 have been rebuilt or are presently under construction. Gipsy Point resident and architect, Christy Bryar, who lost her home in the inferno that swept through the area on New Year’s Eve, says there’s been no singular issue...

A whale which was found washed up in Mallacoota recently is not the iconic albino humpback Migaloo. Marine biologists from Victoria's Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) confirmed the whale is not Migaloo after determining the animal found on the Mallacoota beach was a female, while Migaloo is a male. "Officers have examined images of the dead Humpback Whale at Mallacoota...

Snowy River Road reopened to traffic last Friday, July 22, following critical landslip repair work undertaken following significant rainfall in the area earlier this year. Independent geotechnical and engineering monitoring found that a small section of the road between the  Limestone Road intersection, Wulgulmerang and the NSW border had become  unstable following sustained rainfall...