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Reflection on Pinery, 10 years later – Les Pearson

Reflecting on the events 10 years ago, my first thoughts immediately go towards those who lost loved ones. Many lost homes and other belongings...

Reflection on Pinery, 10 years later – Tony Piccolo

Reflecting upon the Pinery fires is an experience of great sadness and sense of loss. Sadness because of the tragic loss of human life, animals...

Reflection on Pinery, 10 years later – Marcus Strudwicke

I recall it was an unpleasant, hot day with gusty northerly winds when just after midday the CFS issued an alert about a fire...

PINERY 10 YEARS: Earl reflects on Pinery fire

CFS Light Group Officer Phillip Earl is preparing for his next chapter as he steps down from his role after 14 years, a period...

PINERY 10 YEARS: Restoring Grace at Moquet Lee

Grace Plains is a locality nearly 10 kilometres north of Mallala, with a population of about 40 people, which felt the full brunt of...

Reflection on Pinery, 10 years later

Wednesday, 25 November, 2015 will be a constant reminder of the devastation that rampaged through the Mid North of South Australia. The Pinery Fire moved...

PINERY 10 YEARS: Allan and Janet’s memory lives on

It can never be forgotten that on 25 November, 2015, the region lost two beloved people who are still remembered and missed today. Allan Tiller...

Driver charged following Virginia crash

A woman has been arrested in connection to a fatal crash at a Virginia intersection last month. Emergency services were called to the intersection of...

Disasters don’t define us, our response does

I want to take you all back to 2015. I was closing in on three years in working in journalism, and at the time I...

PINERY 10 YEARS: No stop for destructive blaze

It was a fire that is remembered for its ferocity and speed, and for all who gave their time to fight the blaze, the...

PINERY 10 YEARS: Ongoing fire support takes to skies

Whenever a fire has broken out across the Mid North in recent times, the sight of the red Aerotech water bombers has been a...