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Pomonal resident Phillip Vaughan, who has lived in the rural town on the edge of the Grampians for 25 years, was just speaking to ABC TV.
He said his family is “one of the very, very lucky ones” who’s house survived the blaze.
There’s substantial house loss in the town itself [and it’s] very, very devastating for all the people.
The fire brigade has been absolutely sensational. If they hadn’t had done what they’d done, there wouldn’t have been a house left in Pomonal.
[The fire] has burnt our paddocks and gardens … our house is still standing and there’s lots of friends and people in Pomonal who have not been that lucky.
Continue reading…Commuters face long delays on train lines and experts say it could be weeks before power system is fully restored• Australia politics live – follow the latest with Amy Remeikis • Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPomonal resident Phillip Vaughan, who has lived in the rural town on the edge of the Grampians for 25 years, was just speaking to ABC TV.He said his family is “one of the very, very lucky ones” who’s house survived the blaze.There’s substantial house loss in the town itself [and it’s] very, very devastating for all the people.The fire brigade has been absolutely sensational. If they hadn’t had done what they’d done, there wouldn’t have been a house left in Pomonal.[The fire] has burnt our paddocks and gardens … our house is still standing and there’s lots of friends and people in Pomonal who have not been that lucky. Continue reading…