Metung Hot Springs redevelopment expected to open to tourists next summer
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MarMarch 2021 at 9:15pm
A hot springs development at Metung in Victoria s east is planning to open next summer.
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The normally busy streets of Gippsland s coastal towns in eastern Victoria turned eerily quiet when the state s COVID-19 lockdowns were enforced last year.
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Construction on the new Metung Hot Springs resort is set to begin in the coming months
There are plans to create a community recreation centre, glamping village and spa relaxation centre with a nearby golf club
Local businesses hope the project will attract more visitors after prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns
Jarrod Reedie
The fifth annual Melbourne Design Week will this year branch into East Gippsland in 2021, aligning Open House Melbourne’sWaterfront program with the festival s theme of ‘design the world you want’.
The program will be presented between 30 March and 3 April, and will discuss the issues and challenges surrounding Victoria’s waterways, and asks citizens, workers, commuters and residents, to pause, explore, reflect on and celebrate the relationships with the creeks, rivers, bays and oceans people live with
Developed and curated by Centre for Architecture Victoria | Open House Melbourne (CAV|OHM) with the School for unTourists, a series of events inspired by the East Gippsland Lakes will introduce previously undiscovered sites around Lakes Entrance and Lake Tyers. Championing creative entrepreneurship of the region, attendees can expect a series of walks, tours, talks, boat trips, kayaking activities and more.
Timber mill brings hope and support to fire-affected farmers at Sarsfield
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MarMarch 2021 at 12:55am
Fallen timber is too good to waste, so farmers are turning it into fence posts using a mobile timber mill.
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Victorian farmers are still battling to clean up their properties after the Black Summer fires more than a year ago.
Key points: A total of 22 per cent of the area burnt in East Gippsland last summer was agricultural land
Many properties are littered with blackened, fallen trees but the timber is too good to burn as firewood
Rotary and Lions Clubs are providing a mobile mill to help farmers cut fallen trees into fence posts
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Prioritise East Gippsland to support community-led recovery
East Gippsland Shire Council continues to work side-by-side with bushfire-impacted communities, supporting timely and appropriate community-led projects and initiatives.
Council’s role in advocating for funding allocations under the Regional Local Economic Recovery Stimulus (LERS) Program has supported some of the many great projects put forward in East Gippsland.
“The recent announcement of significant investment in 10 local projects is great news for our communities and we thank both the Commonwealth and Victorian governments for recognising the importance of these projects,” Mayor Cr Mendy Urie said.
However, the allocation to East Gippsland in comparison to the North East of Victoria has left Council surprised and disappointed, prompting Mayor Cr Mendy Urie to write to Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud and Acting Minister for Police and Emergency Services Ma