Mark Collins, Corryong Courier

These plantings are held each autumn and assist in bushfire recovery, bank stabilisation and improved water quality for us all. This year, the collective action in the Upper Murray by volunteers from around the state has led to the planting of 3,200 trees along the Nariel and Thowgla Creeks over four days.

The Towong Shire Council will hold a community celebration to recognise the vital role it has played in the recovery from the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires. After three and a half years, the funding to support the hub’s operations will cease on June and the facility will close.

The community is invited to a service at 11am on Sunday July 14th to commemorate the centenary of the Cudgewa Holy Trinity Anglican Church. The service will be officiated by Bishop Clarence Bester from the Wangaratta Diocese and followed by a luncheon in the Cudgewa Hall.

A talented young swimmer who had her first lessons in Corryong as a baby, has fallen short in her first attempt at securing a berth in the Australian team for the Paris 2024 Olympics... Molly Walker started swimming lessons at six months of age at the Corryong pool and then joined the Corryong Crocs swim club at around six years old ... Molly will make another bid to make the Olympic team ...

Thousands of firefighters will be better protected on the frontline with a new foam fitout on all of CFA’s ultralight vehicles. The agency has commenced the new $3.19 million retro-fit program which includes 246 existing ultralights plus $4.95 million for the purchase of 33 new ultralights with crew protection.

The vision for bushfire management in Victoria for the next 10 years has been set out in the recently released Bushfire Management Strategy. Severe bushfires earlier this year once again highlighted the devastating impacts bushfires can have on our communities, economy and natural environment.

The Playle’s Hill Project Group continues to make further upgrades to the community facility and the latest addition is The Labyrinth. The project originated through the Black Summer bushfire recovery process ... It is a reflective healing space to walk solo, with a partner, with family or friends.

A recent collaborative training exercise between CFA and Hancock Victorian Plantations (HVP) has been hailed as a success following an enforced break because of the pandemic. The Shelley Burn Camp is unique because it occurs in one of the highest locations in the state and is home to extensive pine plantations managed by HVP.