Australian authorities have confirmed the first case of H5 bird flu in New South Wales, making it the sixth so far nationally since the first case on June 19, also with another suspected case under investigation in Westen Australia.
Mother Nature left it until the absolute last minute to save the 2026 snow season when 36cm of snow arrived in the middle of the school holidays. So, while everyone was battening down the hatches locally, the turn in the weather was music to the ears of those up in the mountains.
The dedicated Sea Country Team of the Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (BLCAC) protect Victoria’s southeastern coastline from the mouth of the Werribee River across to the Tarwin River, including the Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Bay.
The 10th Island Whale Festival has once again drawn thousands of nature lovers to Phillip Island to experience the wild, raw beauty of the Bass Coast during the peak of the whale migration season.
