Fire season brought into sharp focus on North Coast

By Jamie Brown and Samantha Townsend
August 15 2019 - 5:30am
Bushfires on the North Coast this past week, like this one near Kempsey, blackened more than 34,000 hectares and destroyed four houses and 29 outbuildings.
Bushfires on the North Coast this past week, like this one near Kempsey, blackened more than 34,000 hectares and destroyed four houses and 29 outbuildings.
Rural Fire Service image of the Verges Creek fire that threatened property north of Crescent Head.
Rural Fire Service image of the Verges Creek fire that threatened property north of Crescent Head.

Bush country east of the dividing range lit up with incredible intensity last weekend in the wake of a major winter weather event, with fires continuing to smoulder.

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