Celebrating a centenary of protection and education, Orbost Fire Brigade shared its achievements with the community it protects last week with a history display, a free family fun day and a gala awards night.From last Tuesday to Saturday, the Orbost Exhibition Centre displayed a great array of paraphernalia from across the years, with photos, documents and equipment, some still in use today,...

On Monday, November 11, a piece of Orbost history was packed up and shipped off, bound for the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.Members of the Snowy River Alliance and the Women of the Snowy River committees from Dalgety and Orbost the only two towns on the Snowy River downstream of Jindabyne were recently contacted by the museum as they sought items of significance relating to the...

The Rotary Club of Orbost is calling for nominations for the 2020 Australia Day Orbost Community Awards with award nominations open for Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, and Community Event of the Year.The citizen awards recognise people who have made a noteworthy contribution to the community during the current year, or who have given outstanding service to the community over a...

Last Thursday’s State Government announcement to immediately cease logging in remaining old growth forests and cease all logging in native forests across the state by 2030 comes as a blow to local communities reliant on the industry, with flow on effects well beyond the timber cutters.In his announcement last week, Premier Daniel Andrews said as part of the plan, $120 million would be set aside...

Warm weather returned on Monday after a bleak weekend for Remembrance ay, which saw services well attended across the region to remember those who served their country in war.The day marked 101 years since the end of World War I.Among the services held across Far East Gippsland were those held at Orbost Secondary College, the Orbost Cenotaph, and in Mallacoota.Orbost Secondary College held its...