Scarred
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Martha HAYLETT (Ripon) (10:04): This past weekend marked 18 months since the Bayindeen bushfires tore through our region. On Sunday I joined hundreds of locals at Cave Hill Creek to mark the occasion with the launch of a new book called Scarred. Written by Hugh Carroll, the book tells the stories of bravery, loss, endurance and recovery felt by so many local families in Raglan, Mount Cole, Beaufort, Warrak, Buangor, Elmhurst, Mount Lonarch, Amphitheatre and beyond. It was a beautiful occasion celebrating community spirit and the power of people caring for one another through tragedy. Thank you to Tim and Ange Chandler for hosting and to all Bayindeen–Mount Cole fire book committee members for their contributions, including Rod McErvale, Rob Pelletier and Pat Smith. The book is one for the history books and will help so many on the road to recovery.