With deer and other wildlife causing concern on roads in East Gippsland, drivers are being warned to drive with caution.Jenni Bartlett, who lives in Orbost and works in Bairnsdale, and her son, Reuben Maynard, are among the locals to experience in recent times the damage a deer can cause, and the significant fright they can instill. As reported in last week’s Snowy River Mail, the local taxi...

Orbost Secondary College Advance CFA students continued their interaction with local primary schools recently when they attended an evacuation drill at the Newmerella Primary School to demonstrate their fire fighting and rescue skills to the assembled students.Advance is a program run through secondary schools, in conjunction with an external provider, to expand students’ horizons beyond the...

East Gippsland Shire Council received a petition at its general meeting held in Omeo on Tuesday, August 6, forwarded from the office of Member for East Gippsland, Tim Bull, submitted by Alan Reed on behalf of residents of Delegate, Delegate River and commuters of Delegate River Road and the Bonang Road asking council to provide a suspension of the use of the roads and bridges by log trucks.The...

As if locals don’t know it already, anyone driving around East Gippsland, no matter the time of day, should beware of wildlife as they dangerously encroach unawares onto our roads and highways.Orbost and Snowy Rivers Taxis’ Jan Roberts knows all too well the impact of encountering wildlife on our roads. In her case it was a deer that “came from nowhere” after she had dropped her most recent...

Cann River Community Centre (CRCC) is enjoying upgraded facilities thanks to the Victorian Government’s Regional Development Victoria and the East Gippsland Shire Council’s Drought Relief Community Facilities / Infrastructure Grants Program.The community centre provides a range of services and hosts a variety of independent and auspiced community groups in its facilities with services including...