Having competed in the Melbourne competitions for Meatstock on March 23 and 24, Orbost butcher, Brett Morrison, says it was a good practice run for the Meatstock Sydney festival, held on May 4 and 5, where the Badassbbq Competition BBQ Team, made up of himself and four chefs, this time took home a hoard of accolades.A familiar face around the area, Brett operates Morrison’s Meat Shops in Orbost...

“Positive and encouraging” is how Save the Snowy Rail Bridge vice president, May Leatch, describes the responses received from candidates in the upcoming Federal election regarding the bridge project.“We sent two questions to as many candidates for the local seat of Gippsland as we were able to contact,” Ms Leatch said.The questions were: 1. Do you support the Save the Snowy Rail Bridge...

The Southern Ark project has been helping to protect and promote threatened wildlife in Far East Gippsland by controlling foxes across one million hectares of public land east of the Snowy River.“The Southern Ark program is a collaborative project involving the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and Parks Victoria, who have been working closely with the East Gippsland...

With sufficient water flows in the Snowy River, and a back up of water that was heading well into farming properties, the river mouth was successfully opened mechanically last Wednesday.Working in dangerous conditions, with soft sand banks threatening to give way beneath them, Parks Victoria staff were contracted by East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (EGCMA) to open the estuary, which...

Mallacoota’s new $600,000 medical centre is quickly nearing completion, with the finishing touches now being made.Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, toured the medical centre in Maurice Street and said he was impressed with the new facilities.“I’m proud to have worked with the community to secure a $300,000 Federal Government grant to help fund the construction of the medical centre,”...