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Returning with the theme 'Celebrating Place', the River of Art Festival will promote the beauty and wonder of...

Returning with the theme 'Celebrating Place', the River of Art Festival will promote the beauty and wonder of...

SMH and The Age photographer Alex Ellinghausen captured an image of firefighter Chris Montgomery during the Black Summer bushfires that will forever tell a story of the sacrifice of those who volunteer to stand between community and disaster.

The Saddle Camp/Supplied While the grass is now lush, the trees still stand dead – a skeleton of their former selves. Green grass covers the soil and first shoots of growth peek through boiled black bark, but recovery remains slow. NSW and Queensland issued their first warnings as early as June, following a dry winter and years of drought which resulted in conditions akin to a ticking time bomb. And they were right. The first bush and grass fires started last September. James Brickwood/Sydn...

Homes, businesses and trees were reduced to nothing but rubble and ash. Locals say the town is still far from recovered. But lucky for the animals at Mogo Wildlife Park, none were lost to the blaze and the zoo remained in tact. This was thanks to dozens of zookeepers and volunteers who worked through the danger to protect the zoo animals, including holding some in their homes. (Mogo Wildlife Park/Chad Staples) / Mogo Zoo one year after the 2019 Black Summer Bushfires. (Mogo Zoo/ Supplied) (Mo...