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Jenny Samms

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Interviewee:
Jenny Samms
Interviewed on:
14 April 2023
Interviewed by:
Alex Watkins

Listen to Jenny Samms

  • You had no idea if your house was still there - Jenny Samms
  • Most people were not rebuiding fibro shacks - Jenny Samms
  • The loss is more than just the current generations story, it goes right back - Jenny Samms
  • We have not fire managed the land - Jenny Samms
  • FULL STORY - Jenny Samms
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Jenny came down from Melbourne to discover her holiday house still standing, but other family homes destroyed. She reflects on the impact of the loss of collective history that can span generations.

For Jenny, Ash Wednesday ushered in a clear change in the built environment of the coast, but fire management of the land remains an issue.

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