‘Still Kelly country’: Life in Porepunkah after Dezi Freeman, as locals pick up the pieces
2 sources·Updated August 21, 2026
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- ABC Australia Top·6h agoA year on from Dezi Freeman shootings, Porepunkah moves forward
Businesses say the region has "almost fully recovered" after lockdowns affected tourism following the Dezi Freeman police shootings in the Victorian High Country town, but, as the community moves forward, the incident is by no means forgotten.
Read at ABC Australia Top → - Brisbane Times·7h ago‘Still Kelly country’: Life in Porepunkah after Dezi Freeman, as locals pick up the pieces
A year on from the killing of two police offers, the remote community in Victoria’s idyllic high country is still recovering, but deep divisions linger.
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