Tallangatta businesses band together to get through bushfire crisis, tough economic times

After fires started tearing through Victoria's north-east, Charlotte Houston cleared out her sewing studio. Victorian bushfire facts and figures 340 homes lost 532 sheds or other structures damaged or destroyed 19 ongoing fires More than 1.4 million hectares burnt 1,500 firefighters 100 international firefighters working in East Gippsland and Hume 140 more international firefighting personnel arriving late January "I've had an incredible amount of support from my Instagram network, which is a network of creatives who have tagged me on their feeds and we're starting to get orders and some positive feedback," she said. "I have been blown away by the community support from people outside of the zone but who haven't been affected but are coming to our little town already just to come and spend some money or talk," she said. "Nobody's coming up here and I guess it doesn't help that there's a big sign that says 'don't go to East Gippsland, there's bushfires'," Ms Huggins said. "If there is room somewhere to help those smaller businesses beyond to keep going, to keep the whole economy going, I would say please look into it Prime Minister," Mr Boscoe said.