Deakin University joined the fire recovery effort in the Elingamite-Cobrico area in a big way yesterday as more than 90 staff from across the state joined us, BlazeAid, ReGreen4FireAid, Corangamite Shire Council and no doubt others others in a massive one-day event. The goodwill in the wider community to assist fire affected landholders is huge, as was the production line putting together more than 320 care packages for farmers impacted by the March 17 fires.

Cobden Lake was revegetated with the help of a conglomerate of partners including Bostocks Creek Landcare group, Heytesbury District Landcare Network, Cobden Lake Committee and a lot of help from the students at Cobden Primary School and Hampden Specialist School