East Gippsland school principal and Marlo resident, Mark Reeves, will be in China with a large cohort of students from across Victoria from August 11-18.Mark has been a key driver in the Victorian Young Leaders to China program, a Victorian Government initiative started in 2012. The program, known as VYLC, aims to provide a six-week in country experience for Victorian students to grow their...

East Gippsland Shire Council will explore making a large portion of the region dog-friendly.A petition from Helen Jaques at the Tuesday, August 7, regular monthly council requesting a dog-friendly beach declaration in Mallacoota was the catalyst for the move.The petition contained 639 signatures and requested that ‘East Gippsland Shire Council have a dog-friendly (off-leash) beach – preferably...