A COVID-19 infected person has put an entire community at risk of capturing the rapidly transmitted disease. The Melbourne resident and her partner are believed to have avoided Melbourne's strict city lockdown, travelling to Orbost and Marlo via Lakes Entrance and Bairnsdale, stopping at a number of local venues and businesses. The person is believed to have been tested for the virus and should...

Orbost Regional Health (ORH) is looking forward to welcoming a new GP to the team. Elvis Igbinovia will start at the Orbost Medical Clinic on Monday, July 20. Elvis is looking forward to joining the team permanently after spending some time here as a locum earlier this year. Following is an update from Elvis: “My practice spans 17 years and has taken me from my native country of Nigeria through...

The iconic Stringers Knob Fire Tower near Bete Bolong will receive an upgrade after it was obliterated during the summer’s bushfires. Forest Fire Management Victoria, in partnership with Heritage Victoria, are working towards the restoration of the barbecue and picnic facilities at the site. Planning is also underway for the installation of new information boards at the site, which detail the...

Following a meeting with the East Gippsland Junior Football Association (EGJFA) club presidents the league commission last week, it was voted to proceed with the EGJFA season for 2020, but with some significant changes due to protocols and guidelines set by AFL Victoria. It has been decided that there will be seven rounds and no finals, due to limitations on crowd numbers, there will be no...

The remote settlement of Tamboon was one of a number of communities impacted by the 2019/20 bushfires. The community is 30 kilometres by road from the nearest town, Cann River. The one access road vulnerable to fire was impacted during the January fires, preventing evacuation and the provision of supplies at critical times. The community comprises permanent and part-time residents and combined...