Bairnsdale Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (BCCI) newly elected committee has raised$93,000 from businesses outside of East Gippsland to support local business members in Bairnsdale with regards to bushfire recovery.BCCI president, Jaime Savory, said the support had been absolutely amazing for bushfire recovery.“The $93,000 will be loaded on Bairnsdale Gift Cards and each $500 card will be...
It’s approaching four months since the devastating bushfires caused massive destruction in East Gippsland.The fire’s intensity and the obliteration of hundreds of homes across the region shocked the community to its core.Vast areas of bushland were burnt and livestock also succumbed to the fire inferno.East Gippsland was still on tenterhooks after pictures of holidaymakers trapped in Mallacoota...