The Mosquito Army

Early in the bushfire season, the town of Mongarlowe was encircled by flames and cut off from outside support.

The town was facing encroaching fires so vast and severe that in other circumstances support teams of extra fire trucks and crews, emergency services and much more would have been sent to aid the town - but in this season of fires - there was no extra support to give.

So the town itself spawned a grass roots firefighting group to assist the local Rural Fire Services Brigade - the Mongarlowe Mosquito Army.

Guests:
James ‘Bolj’ Bakerboljevac
Hollie Bakerboljevac
Paul Bott
Rowena Hall

Credits:
Producer Alice Ansara
Executive producer and sound design Sarah Mashman
Production management team Vicky Sprouse and Abe Killian
Engineering Tegan Nichols
Script consultant Zoe Ferguson
Theme Oliver Beard

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