A local woman in her 20s was airlifted to Melbourne after smashing her car into a tree on Forge Creek Road this morning (Tuesday). Police and emergency services rushed to the scene at about 8.45am after being alerted to the accident. The female driver, who was alone in the vehicle, was trapped inside and had to be cut from the wreckage. A wet road and rainy conditions are believed to have...
The Victorian Auditor General’s long-awaited report into Reducing Bushfire Risk released last Thursday has revealed the State Government has not reached half of its arguably already low fuel reduction burn target over the past four years.Gippsland East MP, Tim Bull, said the independent report showed what most East Gippslanders already knew, not anywhere near enough fuel reduction burning is...