Black Summer bushfire survivors on NSW Far South Coast rebuild 12 months on from disaster
ABCFor the past year, Liz Lacey has been living in a converted shipping container. Key points: This week marks one year since the deadly Black Summer bushfires tore through the NSW Far South Coast Feelings are still raw, but there's also hope as people rebuild their homes and businesses As the anniversary approaches, a clinical psychologist says it's important to mark the occasion Her home was lost in the Black Summer bushfires that devastated the NSW Far South Coast, claiming seven lives, destroying 974 homes and burning 95 per cent of the region's forests. This week, one year since the New Year's Eve bushfires tore through her 12-acre Quaama property, Ms Lacey is moving into her new kit home. 'I'm not going to let that fire win' For Quaama volunteer firefighter Graeme Spicer, who lost his home in Upper Brogo on New Year's Eve, the road to recovery is far from over. Across the Eurobodalla shire, 10 heritage buildings were lost, including the historic 1915 "church on the hill" — home to Mogo Pottery for more than 40 years.
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