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When the call system is delayed emergency services take longer to arrive.

Investigation continues after man dies awaiting hospital admission

A dozen staff were furloughed and emergency cubicles were at capacity on the day a man died after waiting more than three hours in the emergency department of a hospital in East Gippsland.

  • Melissa Cunningham

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Mirka Mora (left) and Gwen Clarke at one of the Bairnsdale soul doll workshops.

When Mirka Mora brought inspiration and impudence to East Gippsland

Mirka taught in her own style about her own brand of art and the way she saw it. Listening to her was fascinating and inspiring.

  • Peter Millard
The small town of Loch Sport on the shore of the Gippsland Lakes. the small town of Loch Sport that sits on the shore of the Gippsland Lakes. It has not been hit by fire, yet thousands of holiday makers have returned to Melbourne.

After the fires: Helping holiday spots overcome hidden hardships

Money alone is not enough. We need to return (when safe) to tourist spots such as Paynesville, Bright, Corryong and Bairnsdale. The businesses there don’t want charity, they want customers.

  • John Silvester
Emma West, aged 10, and her sister Aimee, seven, with their aunt Gretel West at the Clifton Creek community meeting.

'It's a special place': Fire-ravaged Clifton Creek picks up the pieces

Nobody in this community off the Great Alpine Road is quite ready to reflect on what happened when a monster bushfire rolled though.

  • Rob Harris
Victoria is weighing the damage.

Victoria bushfires live: 'Still dangerous' - Emergency chief warns of continuing risk

Live rolling coverage of the bushfire disaster in Victoria.

  • Mathew Dunckley and Craig Butt
Fires ravage Victoria's east.

Victoria fires LIVE updates: Two dead, grave fears for 28 missing as unprecedented fire danger looms

"If you can leave then you must leave. We can not guarantee your safety and you might be putting people in harm's way,” Premier Daniel Andrews has warned, with conditions set to worsen on Saturday.

  • Simone Fox Koob and Mex Cooper
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Bruthen resident Janine Pratt hoses down her home as burnt leaves fall on the property.

East Gippsland town's defences breached as 14 fires continue to rage

The Bruthen CFA captain has told residents the town's fire defences were broken through on Monday night.

  • Ashleigh McMillan
East Gippsland bushfires earlier this week.

Gippsland fires downgraded after residents told it's too late to leave

A highly unpredictable bushfire burning for weeks in Victoria's East Gippsland region has flared up, prompting emergency warnings for residents.

  • Ashleigh McMillan and Rachel Wells

Main Hotel

A tad timeworn but enduringly popular, the Main keeps things pleasingly simple.

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River Grill

Like a feature from Country Style, River Grill's tall, wood-lined ceilings and painted brickwork ...

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