Tins will once again be rattling through the streets of Orbost as part of the Good Friday Appeal, and locals are being asked to give generously for a good cause. The Good Friday Appeal raises vital funds to enable The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne to provide world class care to children, and once again will be supported locally by Orbost, Marlo and Newmerella volunteers who will hitch a...

Last Saturday night saw Orbost and Dis-trict Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ODCCI) members, staff and families invit-ed to the Orbost Bowls Club to play bare-foot business bowls. It was an evening of laughter, frustration and chatter, with little quality bowls being played, except for Australia Post Orbost manager, Dianne Shanahan, who has been titled as the Tiger Woods of barefoot bowls for...

St Joseph's Primary School swung open its doors on Saturday to welcome past and present members of the school community to wander the hallways and reminisce of years gone by to celebrate 100 years of Catholic education in Orbost. Old school friends caught up as they took a trip down memory lane, astounded by the changes the buildings have undergone and the facilities that are now on offer....

It's a sight most wouldn't notice while driving into the Marlo township, but locals are fed up with the gravel stacks which have sat next to the Marlo Road for a number of years. The Marlo Residents and Ratepayers Association (MRRA) have raised their concerns about the gravel and blue metal stacks at the entry to Marlo for more than two years. In 2020, the association requested the stacks be...

Orbost Cricket Club has won the Bairnsdale Cricket Association “A” grade premiership. The Blues easily accounted for Lindenow South Glenaladale by 148 runs at Paynesville’s AJ Freeman Reserve on Sunday, completing a near-perfect season in which they only lost one match. Man of the match, opening batsman, Dylan Jordan, set the tone in the opening hour on Saturday. Winning the toss and batting...