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Melissa Meehan, Callum Godde and Rachael Ward

Locals plead for visitors to return to area of manhunt

Travel restrictions have been reduced in Porepunkah as the search for Dezi Freeman continues. (Simon Dallinger/AAP PHOTOS)

Businesses and locals whose lives have been turned upside down by a major manhunt can finally breathe a small sigh of relief with cash help on the way.

They are urging visitors to return to their region, a popular tourist area in Victoria's high country, which has been decimated by a sharp drop in business.

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