Remembering the Fires: How one community has recorded their memories @NationalLibraryofAustralia

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The Badja Forest Road Bushfire, part of the devastating 2019-2020 Black Summer fire season, struck Yuin Country in southern NSW in January 2020. Through the creation of a documentary by a local filmmaker and through an oral history collaboration with the National Library of Australia , survivors have recorded their memories of an unforgettable disaster, and how they have rebuilt their lives, homes and community.

Join us for a panel discussion with Rhonda Ayliffe (Cobargo Bushfire Resilience Centre), James G Logue (Crewcible Studio), and Dr Mary Hutchison (oral historian). The event with be chaired by Dr Scott McKinnon (National Library of Australia).

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