Bird in the Sky

The roads to Omeo were closed as fires surged towards the small East Gippsland town.
Locals retreated to the Recreation Reserve to camp in outbuildings and halls clustered around the football field. 

Then out of the heavy smoke, birds appeared, chinooks and blackhawks offering an escape to some of the community.

This is the final episode of season one of From the Embers, a nine part series sharing first hand accounts from Australia’s devastating summer of fire.

Guests:
Natalie O’Connell
Leonie Pendergast
Ann Peterson
Dennis and Jill Riethmiller
Graeme Symons

Credits:
Producer Anne Wall
Additional assistance Alice Ansara and Lisa Burns
Executive producer and sound design Sarah Mashman
Production management team Vicky Rouse and Abe Killian
Engineering Tegan Nichols
Script consultation Zoe Ferguson
Theme Oliver Beard

This podcast has been brought to you by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, and is supported by The Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas and The Paul Ramsay Foundation.

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