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A house with a large plume of smoke emerging from behind it.
A backyard with a hills hoist clothes line and a large plume of smoke in the background.
A beach with a large smoke plume in the distance.

Yeppoon bushfire

One Saturday afternoon in 2019 I went outside of my house in Cooee Bay, Yeppoon. I looked up and saw this monster. I couldn’t fathom what was to happen next.

Story by:

Leigh, 45

Location:

QLD

Story qualities:

Sadness, Community

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