Less than two months since devastating bushfires ripped through Mallacoota, the town is still in recovery. But locals say its famously stunning scenery remains just that and explained why now is the perfect time to visit.
Instagram superstar Celeste Barber continues to rally support for the Black Summer bushfire victims, even after raising more than $56 million during the crisis.
Artwork by the famous English art rebel Banksy is among some of the best street art up for auction in Melbourne this weekend, with all proceeds going to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal.
It has a pub with one of the best views in Victoria, but many people don’t know Marlo is also one of the state’s best-kept fishing secrets, guaranteed to hook keen anglers.
Cave rescuer and 2019 Australian of the Year Craig Challen says our bushfire crisis has turned ordinary Australians into true heroes as their risk their lives to defend their communities.
Golfing legend Greg Norman – who almost lost his own property to a fire two years ago – has called for changes in the way Australia pays our heroic firefighters.
Thousands of tradies nationwide have raised their hands to help rebuild bushfire affected communities for free amid a skills shortage across the country. Childcare centres have done their bit with preparing the smallest Aussies for evacuation too.
Celeste Barber’s record-breaking $52 million bushfire fundraising has started to flow to the NSW RFS. But distributing the money has become a “complex issue”.
Tourists are being encouraged to return to the fire-ravaged regions of Queensland in a bid to kickstart communities.
Australians are set to show their gratitude to bushfire recovery helpers and donations at a tourism event in Los Angeles, where they will also be asking the world to “come back” to help them recover and rebuild after bushfires.
![SUNDAY HERALD SUN REQUEST------CONTACT HERALD SUN PIC DESK BEFORE USING---East Gippsland fire affected areas. While Susie Edwards was away in Perth her neighbours Rick Hodge [left] and Greg Brick [right] saved her house from the flames at the base of the property in Buchan. Picture: Alex Coppel.](https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/486c957594d0e6a099bdf67573f01da9?width=650)
Susie Edwards expected to return from her holiday in Perth to find her Buchan home burnt to the ground. But the brave efforts of two neighbours meant hers and many others still have their properties.
Our bushfire crisis is a defining moment for us all, and despite some isolated cases of poor behaviour, Tim Costello argues that it has brought out the best in Australians.
Bushfires haven’t stopped a host of events across regional Victoria, from Mallacoota’s Wild Harvest Seafood to Corryong’s Man From Snowy River festival.
As 41 US firefighters excitedly prepare to offer support and reprieve in East Gippsland, there is also a feeling of sadness among the contingent after three of their own died when a waterbombing plane crashed in NSW.
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