The countdown is on for one excited nine-year-old boy with a special wish soon to be granted. Orbost youngster, Victor Albon-Greenwood, has come a long way since the day he was diagnosed with pilocytic astrocytoma, a rare childhood brain tumour, in 2017 at just three years old. It has been a long, stressful, and heart-wrenching road for Victor and his family. However today Victor's health is...

Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath, called on Minister for Agriculture, Gayle Tierney, to meet with a local timber delegation that includes workers, families, contractors, and small businesses in State Parliament last Tuesday. The request was made following Minister D'Ambrosio's back gate exit and snub of workers, families and contractors that occurred in Latrobe Valley recently. Ms...

More than three years after the Black Summer Bushfires there are still eight incomplete bushfire recovery projects. These projects include the East Cape Conran boardwalk, the Cape Conran cabins and Parks Victoria office, the Thurra River bridge and camp site, Point Hicks lighthouse and accommodation, as well as various access tracks which were closed following the bushfires. Works to rebuild the...

East Gippsland Shire Council has been granted $1.2 million by the Federal Government's National Emergency Management Agency to enhance disaster preparedness and community resilience. The Disaster Ready Fund grant will be used to extend council's current projects aimed at advancing disaster preparedness and resilience in collaboration with communities across the shire. The project will provide...

“Massive.” That was the word used to describe recent trade by owner of the Snowy River Emporium, Jenny Bartlett. When the Snowy River Mail called in to Ms Bartlett’s business last Friday, trade was continuing to be steady, with the recent King’s Birthday long weekend providing a welcome boost. Ms Bartlett, who has been in Orbost for the past four years, is remaining positive despite the recent...