Rawson and Erica News

30/10/2025

CHECK THE TIME

Remember: V/Line trains will run to a Saturday timetable for the Melbourne Cup public holiday on Tuesday 4 November.

More information at: https://go.vline.com.au/3KMtD8d

30/10/2025

$1M NOT QUITE ENOUGH?

By LIAM DURKIN   THE exact amount of money provided by Climate 200 toward Deb Leonard's campaign during this year's [...]

30/10/2025

GETTING TOWED COSTS

Seasonal roads are reopening across Victoria from 31 October 🚧🌲

Travellers are reminded to expect the unexpected in some of Victoria’s most remote locations.

To stay safe off the beaten track, remember:

🛣️ stick to formed tracks and roads

🌩️ check the weather forecast – high winds and storms are common in the High Country. Expect fallen trees and drive with caution.

🗺️ travel in a group – or inform someone of your plans

🏔️ expect rough and difficult terrain

📻 radio communication only in many areas

⛺ camp high and dry, at least 20m away from the bank of any waterways

📡 stay updated on conditions at Parks Victoria and https://www.ffm.vic.gov.au/permits-and-regulations/closures-of-parks-and-forests

💧 never drive through floodwaters—check the latest warnings at Vic Emergency

📍 download a map from More to Explore before you travel: https://www.exploreoutdoors.vic.gov.au/where-to-start/more-to-explore

A select number of tracks will remain closed, including:

Alpine National Park
⛔ Golden Ridge Track
⛔ Kelly Lane
⛔ King Spur Track
⛔ Long Spur Track
⛔ Shepherds Creek Track
⛔ Partial closure of Davies Plain Track
⛔ Kings Plain Track
⛔ Granite Flat Track

Bunyip State Park
⛔ Quartz Creek Road

Great Otway National Park
⛔ Coopers No 2 Road
⛔ Curtis Track
⛔ Halls Ridge Road

Four Wheel Drive Victoria Parks Victoria Conservation Regulator Victoria

30/10/2025

LATROBE CORRUPTION COMPLAINTS ABOVE AVERAGE

30/10/2025

BAW BAW CORRUPTION COMPLAINTS BELOW AVERAGE

30/10/2025

90 Years!!

29/10/2025

29/10/2025

GET THE GANG GOING

Meet some locals and maybe make new friends. (And the food is friendly too!)

29/10/2025

AUS POST WEIGHS IN

From LVE:

"In a move that defies reason and regional reality, Gippsland Farmer, the region’s highest-circulating rural publication, has been reduced considerably in size after a bureaucratic blunder from Australia Post headquarters.

For the Christmas period across November and December, Australia Post says it will not deliver copies of the Latrobe Valley Express-produced monthly newspaper to rural letterboxes unless each copy weighs less than 100 grams.

Usually, Gippsland Farmer is at least 48 pages, coming in at around 130 grams.

In order to meet the 100gm weight limit, the Express has to cut the next two issues of Gippsland Farmer to 36 pages."

29/10/2025

LATROBE WILL TAKE YOUR GREEN STUFF
(But read the conditions and have your ID)