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COVID cases double

COVID cases double

East Gippsland's positive COVID-19 case numbers doubled from three to six in the space of three days from Saturday. The new cases come as local doctors urge people with the mildest symptoms to be tested following a significant drop in testing numbers in the area since stage three restrictions were reintroduced. Bairnsdale Medical Group practice manager, Piero Baglioni, which operates the...
Drug driving crackdown

Drug driving crackdown

East Gippsland police have ramped up drug testing following an increase in people driving while under the influence of illicit substances. In the past fortnight, 14 people have been charged with drug offences and police will continue to target drivers affected by drugs. Operations Support Commander for the Eastern Region, Inspector Luke Smeaton, said the majority of offenders were in the Lakes...
Pushing for long-term economic stimulus

Pushing for long-term economic stimulus

The Bullock Island Development group believes further additions to East Gippsland Shire’s refreshed master plan for the island will help stimulate visitation and the economy. Bullock Island Development, led by locals John Munns, Peter Jones and John Butler-Cole, which sits outside the Bullock Island Development Reference Group set up by council, has presented its own plans to council officials...
Pushing forward

Pushing forward

At Wairewa the dams are overflowing, the creeks are running and the paddocks are green - a stark contrast to December and January’s drought and then bushfires. The scars of the bushfire still remain, but the Wairewa residents are busy re-establishing their properties and community. Local CFA members Julian and Leanne Davies say recovery is moving along going and the community is moving...
What’s you view?

What’s you view?

The Lakes Entrance community can now have its say on the design concepts and development of the Jemmys Point Lookout experience off Lookout Road. Plans for stage two of the project are very conceptual and now is the ideal time for the community to share their thoughts on this East Gippsland Shire Council-led project. Council’s general manager assets and environment, Fiona Weigall, said...
Returning to the reserve

Returning to the reserve

A small section of the Lakes Entrance community has had a win. Residents of Bronsdon Street, Grandview Road, Periwinkle Drive and Hardie Street are celebrating East Gippsland Shire’s decision to reinstate a parcel of land in Hardie Street as a reserve. The land – 21 Hardie Street – in February was deemed surplus to council’s existing green spaces and was among seven pieces of land put to...

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