Strangers’ kindness floors couple devastated by fire
After his dream home burnt to the ground in raging bushfires last weekend, Jeremy Sternson and his wife have told of the hope that the Aussie spirit and kindness of strangers has brought them.
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State of Disaster extended amid horror fire ‘spike day’
Victoria’s State of Disaster has been extended for 48 hours as the state braces for the return of “extreme” fire danger conditions beginning today. It comes as a fire burning in the alps flared up overnight.
Accused child stealer au pair fronts court
Notorious au pair Samantha Azzopardi has appeared in a Bendigo court, facing a raft of charges including child stealing and deception.
Warning for children’s mental health during bushfires
Australian parents are being urged to support their children through the country’s bushfire crisis, as experts warn of potential psychological effects.
Lakes Entrance volunteer CFA brigade calls for help
A volunteer fire brigade on the front line of East Gippsland’s ferocious fires needs a hand to make sure “our communities are looked after”. Here’s how you can help.
Foreign fireys bring relief ahead of elevated fire danger
Dozens of American and Canadian are relieving exhausted Victorian firefighters across the state, as towns in Victoria’s northeast brace for the fire threat to return as a “spike day” looms on Friday.
Families finally safe after second wave of evacuations
Young families who were stranded in Mallacoota after being denied access to a naval ship have finally escaped the fire-ravaged town, arriving safely on army helicopters in Sale.
Inside the 20-hour journey for Mallacoota’s evacuees
Help has arrived for the thousands of people stranded in Mallacoota, and while many are relieved to be leaving the devastation the heartbreak is far from over. This is their 20-hour journey to safety.
Hugs shared as Mallacoota evacuees reach Navy ship
A mass rescue operation is underway in Mallacoota, where hundreds of residents and holiday-makers are being ferried away from the town’s wharf to navy ships that will take them on a mercy mission sea voyage that could take up to 20 hours.
Fierce battle to save Sarsfield home from ‘relentless’ blaze
For two hours Troy Southen, his colleagues and son battled a ferocious fire, which came at them from three directions, in a bid to save his family home.
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