Rebuild after the fires// share your story

I have many stories to tell about the fires I've experienced, but I actually thought I'd share the most unusual...

It's rather accidental really.

I had enqired about a local Lions Club, wondering if it would be a good fit for me. I hadn't actually decided to join, but one thing lead to another and all of a sudden I was signed up.

Then Bunyip State Forest caught alight and my town was put on watch and act alert.

It was touch and go for my town while many I knew had lost their homes...

But then I got a call as our fire fighters began to get it under control. A meeting was called.

The first thing I heard was; we want to help!

Then there was the statement that won me...

We will be needed for at least 2 years!

This single statement gave me hope that our efforts would not be held back to some impractical time limit but would be realistic (they're still continuing today)

Calls were made, people organised, food cooked, insurance for volunteers covered, and machinery and volunteers organised! Even down to psychological support and plants to re-establish people's gardens!

Then last year when fire hit Gippsland hard, another call came... and we worked with other groups to help there while continuing support for the Bunyip State Forest Victims.

Do you have stories about your community groups and members of your community getting together to help and make a difference??