Anthi Emmanouil-Playne's home burned in the February 2024 fire. A year on and the pain is still fresh. But she and her husband have returned to Pomonal because of the community. "I've moved around ...

While no lives were lost, the fire destroyed 45 properties and another home was levelled in Dadswells Bridge, north of Pomonal, in a separate blaze. This summer the fire-weary community was again ...