Jenny Drummond still remembers the hot and windy day fire tore along the Bengworden Road threatening farms and livestock.It was January 15, 1978, and Mrs Drummond was then Mrs Patterson, married to sheep and cattle farmer, Peter Patterson.The couple lived on a 1000-acre grazing property with their three teenage sons, Andrew, Mark and James.It was a comfortable and happy life, until one fateful...
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has renewed calls in State Parliament for the government to pause the road barrier program between Bairnsdale and Stratford, following the decision to abandon the installation of centre barriers on Paynesville Road.“I stress that I am not opposed to barriers being installed in the right locations, but in relation to priorities in the region, this is not...
