RUMOUR CONFIRMED

Longwood Football and Netball Club president Rick Shiner confirmed a former Collingwood star would be heading to Longwood to help with bushfire recovery next weekend.

He told 3AW Breakfast hosts Jimmy Bartel and Mark Allen the community was exhausted.

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“You just want to see things start to look forward and it just seems very stagnant, the recovery is very slow,” Shiner said.

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