On Thursday, March 12, Orbost Garden Club held a meeting at the Senior Citizen’s Clubrooms, the same venue used 50 years ago when its inaugural meeting was held.Four dedicated ladies who attended that inaugural meeting have continued to give service to the club for 50 years.Ella White organised the countless trips to visit gardens across Victoria and some in-terstate. She still looks forward to...

As the end of March approaches the feel of autumn is in the air and in the leaves.Toadstools have emerged after receiving their first drop of soft autumn rain. Can you feel it and have almost finished your work of art ready for the Orbost Autumn Festival Community Art Exhibition?Some entries for this free exhibition have been received but most of the works will be presented at the Orbost...

The 10th Annual Orbost Poker Run was a cracker of a day all round, with the weather gods smiling down on the 139 bikes as they rode about East Gippsland’s roads collecting poker cards and raising more than $30,000 for a great cause.At 10am Saturday morning the bikes roared out of the Bairnsdale McDonalds’ car park headed in convoy to Lake Tyers Beach, Orbost, Marlo, Bemm River and back to Orbost...

The Orbost Show is celebrating 111 years this coming Monday, March 9, with the biggest show in decades and free entry thanks to a drought recovery donation from East Gippsland Shire.All the regular attractions plus many more new ones will be at this year’s show as it returns to the Newmerella Recreation Reserve rounding up three days of solid action over the Labour Day long weekend.“There are...

With the aim of visiting as many fire-affected towns in regional Victoria as possible, a contingent of Variety Bash crewmembers, 190 people and 67 cars in all, descended on Mallacoota last Saturday, bringing with them a much-needed boost to the fire-affected community as part of the Variety Mini Bash Empty Esky Tour.The Variety Mini Bash Empty Esky Tour concept is simple stop, spend, fill your...