A pelican with suspected chemical burns has been released back into the Gippsland Lakes after a community effort to save its life.BirdLife Australia’s project manager, Deb Sullivan, said the injured pelican was first spotted toward the end of November near a fish cleaning station.“She looked like she had been through a bushfire,” Ms Sullivan said.“But on closer inspection she was covered with an...
The dust kicked up at the Bairnsdale Aerodrome last Thursday as 14 trucks loaded with 520 hay bales arrived in convoy, their loads destined for East Gippsland farms to feed hungry stock.The source of the fodder was grass cut from roadsides in more western parts of Gippsland where grass is growing more readily than in the drought affected regions of East Gippsland.“This is a fantastic initiative...
