The roads to Omeo were closed as fires surged towards the small East Gippsland town. Locals retreated to the Recreation Reserve to camp in outbuildings and halls clustered around the football field.  Then out of the heavy smoke, birds appeared, chinooks and blackhawks offering an escape to some of the community. This is the final episode of season one of From the Embers, a nine part series sharing first hand accounts from Australia’s devastating summer of fire. Guests: Natalie O’Connell Leonie Pendergast Ann Peterson Dennis and Jill Riethmiller Graeme Symons Credits: Producer Anne Wall Additional assistance Alice Ansara and Lisa Burns Executive producer and sound design Sarah Mashman Production management team Vicky Rouse and Abe Killian Engineering Tegan Nichols Script consultation Zoe Ferguson Theme Oliver Beard This podcast has been brought to you by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, and is supported by The Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas and The Paul Ramsay Foundation.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The roads to Omeo were closed as fires surged towards the small East Gippsland town. Locals retreated to the Recreation Reserve to camp in outbuildings and halls clustered around the football field. Then out of the heavy smoke, birds appeared, chinooks and blackhawks offering an escape to some of the community. This is the final episode of season one of From the Embers, a nine part series sharing first hand accounts from Australia’s devastating summer of fire. Guests: Natalie O’Connell Leonie Pendergast Ann Peterson Dennis and Jill Riethmiller Graeme Symons Credits: Producer Anne Wall Additional assistance Alice Ansara and Lisa Burns Executive producer and sound design Sarah Mashman Production management team Vicky Rouse and Abe Killian Engineering Tegan Nichols Script consultation Zoe Ferguson Theme Oliver Beard This podcast has been brought to you by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, and is supported by The Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas and The Paul Ramsay Foundation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The roads to Omeo were closed as fires surged towards the small East Gippsland town. Locals retreated to the Recreation Reserve to camp in outbuildings and halls clustered around the football field.&nbsp; Then out of the heavy smoke, birds appeared, chinooks and blackhawks offering an escape to some of the community. This is the final episode of season one of From the Embers, a nine part series sharing first hand accounts from Australia’s devastating summer of fire. Guests: Natalie O’Connell Leonie Pendergast Ann Peterson Dennis and Jill Riethmiller Graeme Symons Credits: Producer Anne Wall Additional assistance Alice Ansara and Lisa Burns Executive producer and sound design Sarah Mashman Production management team Vicky Rouse and Abe Killian Engineering Tegan Nichols Script consultation Zoe Ferguson Theme Oliver Beard This podcast has been brought to you by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, and is supported by The Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas and The Paul Ramsay Foundation.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="noopener noreferrer">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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In 2020, the first series of From the Embers premiered, focusing on communities across Australia who had faced fire and smoke and homes destroyed in what was one of the most difficult summers has ever seen, the 2019-20 bushfire season.
In 2022, From the Embers 2: Phoenix returns to several places featured in the first series, including Mallacoota, Kangaroo Island, and the forests of the Far north of New South Wales to explore how communities are recovering from the fires and the issues that stem from trauma and isolation, coupled with the strength gained when so much is lost.
This series will also visit new communities who are recovering from floods and seemingly never ending COVID lockdowns.
Created in partnership with community radio stations, and the generous support of <a href="https://jninstitute.org/">the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas</a>, <a href="https://paulramsayfoundation.org.au/">Paul Ramsay Foundation</a>, <a href="https://www.minderoo.org/fire-and-flood-resilience/">The Minderoo Foundation Fire and Flood Resilience Initiative</a>, and the <a href="https://www.monash.edu/msdi/initiatives/fire-to-flourish">Monash University's Fire To Flourish program</a>.

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In 2020, the first series of From the Embers premiered, focusing on communities across Australia who had faced fire and smoke and homes destroyed in what was one of the most difficult summers has ever seen, the 2019-20 bushfire season. In 2022, From the Embers 2: Phoenix returns to several places featured in the first series, including Mallacoota, Kangaroo Island, and the forests of the Far north of New South Wales to explore how communities are recovering from the fires and the issues that stem from trauma and isolation, coupled with the strength gained when so much is lost. This series will also visit new communities who are recovering from floods and seemingly never ending COVID lockdowns. Created in partnership with community radio stations, and the generous support of the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas, Paul Ramsay Foundation, The Minderoo Foundation Fire and Flood Resilience Initiative, and the Monash University's Fire To Flourish program.

In 2020, the first series of From the Embers premiered, focusing on communities across Australia who had faced fire and smoke and homes destroyed in what was one of the most difficult summers has ever seen, the 2019-20 bushfire season.
In 2022, From the Embers 2: Phoenix returns to several places featured in the first series, including Mallacoota, Kangaroo Island, and the forests of the Far north of New South Wales to explore how communities are recovering from the fires and the issues that stem from trauma and isolation, coupled with the strength gained when so much is lost.
This series will also visit new communities who are recovering from floods and seemingly never ending COVID lockdowns.
Created in partnership with community radio stations, and the generous support of <a href="https://jninstitute.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas</a>, <a href="https://paulramsayfoundation.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paul Ramsay Foundation</a>, <a href="https://www.minderoo.org/fire-and-flood-resilience/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Minderoo Foundation Fire and Flood Resilience Initiative</a>, and the <a href="https://www.monash.edu/msdi/initiatives/fire-to-flourish" rel="noopener noreferrer">Monash University's Fire To Flourish program</a>.

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