There is some good news in terms of bushfire recovery with some restoration work underway across the region. Work has commenced on the restoration works on the boardwalks at McKenzie River, but recently stopped due to the shutdown of construction industry. “Hopefully they will be able to recommence in a couple of weeks and it will be open by Christmas,” Orbost Chamber of Commerce...

Bushfire recovery has been a slow burn, but finally some action will begin on the Cape Conran rebuild. Closing in on two years since the Black Summer Bushfires ripped through parts of East Gippsland, Cape Conran Coastal Park is now progressing with the engagement of a Gippsland-based construction company to rebuild accommodation in the park. It had previously been announced that $3.5 million...