As East Gippsland moves from the bushfire disaster to the farreaching effects of COVID-19, a series of meetings are being held for locals to give feedback on Victoria’s fire preparedness and response.The independent inquiry into the 2019-20 Victorian fire season, announced by the State Government on January 14, held a meeting in Bairnsdale on Tuesday night.Despite more than 40 registrations,...
The small community of Dargo is encouraging visitors to the High Plains town.While Dargo wasn’t directly impacted by the bushfires, it was indirectly affected with the main road being closed to keep tourists out at the height of the fire inferno, which was racing through nearby bushland.“Dargo looks beautiful at the moment, it’s so green and lush,” Kerry Leemon, from the Dargo General Store,...