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Life after bushfires

New here? Find out how to start connecting

New here? Find out how to start connecting

To get started, have a look at the discussions, feel free to comment or click to support posts. Reply and tell us what brought you to the forums. We have some really great people within the community who love sharing their stories and helping others, so feel free to ask any questions!

If you want to share your experience of bushfire recovery, here’s how:

  • Click Here
  • Click the ‘New Discussion’ Button
  • Type in a subject title
  • Share your story
  • Then click post!

We also have a discussion here called Rebuilding after the fires // share your story, if you’d like to join an existing thread.

Welcome again to Life After Bushfires, we’re truly glad to have you here.
Unsure what to say in your first post? Tell us 3 random facts about you, or the best thing you’ve done for your mental health since the fires.


See you on the forums,

Nashy

Community Manager

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In response to: New here? Find out how to start connecting

Re: New here? Find out how to start connecting

@IamNOTalone

Thank you for sharing! And I just wanted to say how darn brave and strong it is for you to even admit there might be an issue. Recovery is not linear. There will be ups and downs, but it is very, very possible. I think a lot of people have used substances this year to help them get through the tough times. You've got this.

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Re: Welcome to Life After Bushfires - Online Community

Hello everyone

3 random facts

I was once and extra at the opera house in a opera while I was doing my year 12 HSC.

I won tickets to the 2000 Olympic games because I one a compettion saying what I want for the year 2000

I once had a poem published in an anthology tiltes Angry Women

The best thing I did after my house and shop were destroyed as to volunteer and help others. I helped in an op shop and also help online.

In response to: Re: Welcome to Life After Bushfires - Online Community

Re: Welcome to Life After Bushfires - Online Community

Hi @Klutz,

Wow the Opera and going to the Olympic Games are such awesome memories you will have for a lifetime 🙂

Volunteering and helping others is so powerful and such a good way to help make some meaning out of something that is life altering 💙

In response to: Re: Welcome to Life After Bushfires - Online Community

Re: Welcome to Life After Bushfires - Online Community

Hey @Klutz

Just wanted to say welcome. That’s super cool about the opera and your poem!

I’m sorry to hear about your home and shop, but glad helping others has at least helped you feel better! I know what you mean. After the fires, I threw myself into fundraising for many people. It helped me feel better, both as a way to get out of my head and a way to genuinely help others who needed it!
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