Orbost's Story, The Victorian Bushfires Remembered

Years of drought had primed the bush surrounding the township or Orbost for a bad fire season. And as the hotter weather of December began to take hold, the town started its anxious wait.
The devastation of the bushfires in East Gippsland and the north east of Victoria made the summer of 2019/2020 an historic emergency response challenge for Victoria Police.
This story documents Orbost’s experience of the bushfire, and the ongoing relief and recovery that followed.
Filmed in November, 2020.
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