THE THOMSON CATCHMENT AREA WITH THE RAWSON POLICE

I am very fortunate to have a wonderful relationship with the Rawson Police, namely Leading Senior Constable Ian Naughton who we have featured here in the magazine previously. On this occasion we had Leading Senior Constable Nick Spackman and both of these chaps love the area that they are assigned to and I tagged along to be given the opportunity to take photos and immerse myself into parts of Gippsland that I have not been to or experienced before.

The mountains and the bushland is almost in pristine condition and considering that in the past a lot of this area had been logged and mined for gold it is now almost untouched by human hand.

To also experience the sheer wall of water still rushing down the spillway of the Thomson Dam in the middle of summer just shows how much rain fell into Victoria’s biggest catchment area during winter and spring.

This is a unique part of Gippsland and must be preserved at all costs and I hope that the photos have reflected this for all to see and enjoy as I do every time I visit this amazing area.