My cousin Kate has been in the CFA (volunteer firefighters) for about 5 years - I think - and has fortunately stayed safe and well while trying to defend Kinglake and other towns on Black Saturday.
She and some of her CFA chums have started putting photos on Facebook of the devastation they've seen over the past 10 days or so - the blackened roads, bush hillsides burned down to the very soil, the remains of homes, shops, vineyards, vehicles.
It's grim reading until you find the signs of hope, recovery, and support from the rest of the country to help people rebuild. From 'here's one we saved' to 'here's Australia's Prime Minister saying thankyou' to our fireys.
That's Kate in the photo, btw, under Kevin Rudds bunny ears ... truly.
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