Many of the fires in the area north of Bairnsdale, Bruthen and Nowa Nowa, remain uncontained and the recent rain has done little to reduce the risk of bushfires.At a community meeting on Tuesday night in Bruthen, attendees were reminded that if they haven’t already done so, to prepare themselves for this fire season.“The rain was very welcome and helped provide water to households, however, with...
If you want to know anything about the Australian bass you’d do well to ask young Jack Batty and Zane Kilpatrick.“Bass start spawning at six years of age and they’re fully grown at about 25 years,” Swifts Creek year seven student, Jack Batty, said.“They can produce 500,000 eggs a year, and their average life span is about 40 years but they can live up to 45.“They also spawn in the saltwater...
