Mallacoota’s Leo op den Brouw has been nominated for a 2022 Australian of the Year Victorian local hero award. Leo, a Victorian State Emergency Service (SES) volunteer, is one of 16 Victorian nominated across the Australian of the Year, Young Australian, Senior Australian and Local Hero categories, which feature a young man making meals for healthcare workers, a koala conservationist, the...
Six years ago, Craig Terrell and a close friend decided to attempt to breed natural resilient honeybees. What has followed has been the most intriguing of discoveries for the bee keeper and founder of niche business Wild Honeycomb. Mr Terrell discussed his six-year journey with the Snowy River Mail last week, detailing the lengthy, but successful, process in harvesting honey. When first...