22 December 1999
The Wellington Shire "is committed" to upgrading the main street drainage in Yarram, reputed at a cost of some $1.5 million. Shire President Cr John Jago said, "If it takes one, two or three years, the work will be done". A shire report indicated that "without a competent outfall system, draingage in Yarram cannot be improved and all the proposed road/street works will be compromised without such an outfall". The shire has set aside $600,000 for the project, but has not announced how the remaining $900,000 will be raised.

McLoughlins Beach is ready to have a $339,000 street upgrade, financed by a Special Charge Street Scheme with local landholder contributing along with the Wellington Shire. The project will provide a safer, higher quality road system, "providing a positive community impact". The council also plans to upgrade the toilet block.

8 December 1999
The Alberton Project has been launched by Mr Peter Craighead, CEO of the Yarram and District Health Service, and Mr Bill Bodman, President of YDHS. This is a major development project aimed at determining the communities needs and seeking ways to satisfy those needs. "The plan is for the eventual development of the area both in economic and social terms. The more knowledge we have avaailablee, the more that can be done", Mr Bodman said. The scheme is supported by the Wellingto Shire Council and the Yarram and District Development Group.