All the areas affected we have visited many times as my daughter lived on acreage outside Milton/Ulladulla. We were caught in a fire on the way to Jervis Bay in 2004 in an old Ford Falcon and the bodywork was scorched but luckily were able to get out on another road. Luckily she and her family moved to Nelson Bay 18 months ago. The areas around Mallacoota and East Gippsland often have one road in and out so when the fires come down the road they are trapped. Very popular around Christmas and New Year. My sister had a boat on the Gippsland Lakes. It is a wonderful part of the world. We wish Australian all the very best. Wonderful stoic people.
