BlazeAid is continuing its work at Wulgulmerang in remote East Gippsland. The Wulgulmerang camp, about 20 minutes from Gelantipy, was opened in February with a group of 24 volunteers in the beginning. That number has now scaled back to 13, the majority of whom are backpackers. Maggee and Paul Apps, from Sydney, are coordinating the program. The couple, who describe themselves as grey nomads, are...

The results of the East Gippsland Shire Council elections will be declared next Tuesday. The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) has finished counting the first batch of votes in the elections. To date more than 27,093 votes have been collated with about a further 7000 to be counted over the next couple of days and early next week. Leading the race to date is 25- year-old Kirsten Van Diggele,...