by DRA | Dec 17, 2021 | Community Stories, Operation Thorpe Reflection
Before moving to Gipsy Point in 2009, I was living in Melbourne and just felt like a tree and sea change, I’ve been here about 12 years now with my partner and our dog Trixie. The day the fire came through was pretty heavy, we had been watching it on the...
by DRA | Dec 15, 2021 | Operation Thorpe Reflection, Community Stories
The day the fires came into Mallacoota a farmer friend told me it is really coming. My house is on the outskirts of Mallacoota, my driveway is quite long, so I thought, if I stay, I won’t know if the fire comes to us, so decided to go to the shop. I planned to...
by DRA | Nov 26, 2021 | Operations, Operation Thorpe News
Harry Thorpe (1886-1918) Harry was a Brabuwoloong man of the Gunaikrnai nation and a courageous soldier enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Sale on 12 February 1916. In 1916 Harry was one of an estimated 800 to 1000 Aboriginal people who volunteered to enlist...
by DRA | Nov 26, 2021 | News, Operation Thorpe News
Bushfire Recovery for Mallacoota 2 Years After Bearing the Brunt of Black Summer It is difficult to forget the out-of-control bushfire engulfing the Gippsland township of Mallacoota on New Years Eve 2019. Apocalyptic images of thousands taking refuge on a beach under...
by DRA | Nov 12, 2021 | Veteran Reflection, Members, Operation Woods Reflection
Luke I was an Air Surveillance Operator (ASOP) in the RAAF for 9 years. My duties varied, ASOP’s were part of the intelligence branch so that can be broad. Some of the main tasks were: Operating radars in the air defence and border security roles; Tactical datalinks...
by DRA | Oct 19, 2021 | Community Stories, News, Operation Hannaford Reflection
In December 2019, devastating bushfires ripped through the Adelaide Hills, destroying 86 houses and damaging around 160 more as well as burning through hundreds of hectares of farmland and vineyards. Following these unprecedented Black Summer bushfires, Disaster...
