Late 2019 into early 2020, our area was devastated by bushfires.
The main one became known as the Currowan Fire.It was started by a lightning strike in remote mountain country just to the west of us, burnt for 74 days across 499,621 hectares (1.25million acres), destroying 312 homes and taking lives.
I detailed our experience with blog entries over that time.
One of our nearby rural community residents, author and journalist Bronwyn Adcock, has written a book about it.
It is a compelling read.
It describes not only her and her family’s confrontation with the disaster but also that of the local community and those communities beyond.
It makes our experience pale somewhat into insignificance but also confirms how lucky we were to get away with minimal damage, materially, physically and mentally.
The chaos surrounding the fire fight by authorities and the results of official investigations into them are quite sobering.
The fact that this may be only the beginning of more severe bushfire threats in the future due to climate change is a little frightening.
The book is available on Amazon in both hard copy and ebook form.
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