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Apologies for the appearance in that the wordwrap is not working and I am not able to wrap the text around the photos. It worked fine when I first set it up but I have made changes over the past couple of months to add borders to the photos and increase margins but something has [...]

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As Mayor in 2001, I suggested that the existing shopping mall adjacent to Safeway needed to be demolished and replaced with a bright, modern tree lined through street which allowed traffic to pass from Bailey Street to Service Street. The present mall is drab, uninspiring, has all the hallmarks of a run down town, allows [...]

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3 January 2010 East Gippsland Shire Council 273 Main Street Bairnsdale VIC 3875 Dear Mr Kozlowski Re: Certification of Plan of Subdivision 53/2008/P Thank you for having someone respond on your behalf and I appreciate you retaining ownership of the issue, and I expect that you have read and approved the response. I assume that [...]

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An article on this site on 16th September 2009 headed ‘Council allows development without Certification’ raised the issue that the development at Coast Paynesville proceeded illegally in contravention of Section 17 of the Subdivision Act 1988, with the real or tacit agreement of the Council Officers. We  also raised the issue of permits for signs [...]

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14 November, 2009 East Gippsland Shire Council 273 Main Street Bairnsdale VIC 3875 Attn:    Steve Kozlowski Dear Steve, Re:      Application Number 53/2008/CRT – 115 Paynesville Road Eagle Point. This 91 Lot sub-division seems to have been allowed to proceed to its parlous state with the approval of the Council, when there seems to have been [...]

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Great start to the New Year for youthful Kane Jones of Langwarrin, who caught this fabulous flathead at Bemm River on 2nd January 2010. Kane and his dad, Mark were fishing in the channel. Kane’s catch weighed in at 4.2 kg and measured 87 cm long. Mark & Debbie Jones and family are regular visitors [...]

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I started to write this article to praise the Councillors. I had planned to compliment them on their decision not to proceed with the construction of a new library and car park beside the existing Shire offices, at least until further review. I had planned to write that it was great to see that the [...]

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Happy New Year to all and I hope it is a fantastic year for everyone. I had hoped to produce a number of positive, encouraging and even inspiring articles as well as items from many of the towns in East Gippsland. Whilst I get a lot of private comments from individuals by email or by [...]

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