Bruthen, Victoria Bruthen, Victoria Bruthen is a small town located alongside the Tambo River between Bairnsdale and Ensay on the Great Alpine Road in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Bruthen had a population of 814. Bruthen is east of Bairnsdale and east of the state capital Melbourne. Bruthen is an Aboriginal word from the Brabiralong people of the Gunai/Kurnai tribe meaning ‘long wooden point’. Alfred Howitt claimed the proper name for the area around Bruthen was "Murloo", meaning ‘pipeclay’. Notorious mass murderer of Gunnaikurnai people, Angus McMillan, first passed through the area of what is now Bruthen on 14
Victoria State Emergency Service of the largest in the world. VICSES also provides assistance to other emergency services such as Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria, The Country Fire Authority (CFA) and to municipal councils in planning and auditing their emergency management plans. There are more than 5600 (43,000 nationwide) committed and dedicated volunteers around the state who provide these services 24 hours a day, seven days a week and every day of the year in Victoria. Victoria State Emergency Service Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) is a volunteer based organisation responding to natural disasters and working to ensure the safety of communities around Victoria, Australia.