There is light at the end of the tunnel, according to Lakes Entrance Action Development Association (LEADA). Following a disastrous summer of bushfires, coupled with coronavirus restrictions halting the economy, LEADA is seeing a ray of hope appear recently with tourists and locals enjoying the fine weather the town over the long weekend and even this weekend. “Hopefully this is the prelude to...
Lidia Thorpe spent her formative years growing up in East Gippsland before moving to Melbourne for work but takes every opportunity she can to get back to country. As a proud Gunnaikurnai woman, the bush is an important part of her emotional and spiritual being. “I come out of Melbourne to come and heal on my country because, you know, I was tired,” Ms Thorpe explained as she returned to East...
