Morgone Vendeputte and her boyfriend's Australian travel dream ended in budget accommodation at the gateway to northern Queensland. Key points: A change to immigration rules allows backpackers who do volunteer work to stay in Australia longer Some travellers have been working with BlazeAid, which repairs farm fences in bushfire-damaged areas The organisation says it would have suspended operations without the …
BlazeAid's fencing support could be a godsend for farmers whose properties have been devastated fires in the South Australia's Yorke Peninsula fires. BlazeAid South Australian representative Wendy Cope said it would free up farmers to get on with the rest of harvest. 'A lot off my mind' Yorke Peninsula farmer Mathew Smith says BlazeAid's fencing help will be much appreciated. …