From the Ashes Of Eden

The 25th November 2015 was unlike any other day on the Adelaide Plains. That is until a fire broke out in Pinery, a town located about 70 kilometres north of Adelaide in South Australia’s Lower Mid North area. The fire burned more than 82,000 hectares (210,000 and more acres) of farming/cropping land and scrub, with much of the fire being over in a matter of hours. Two people lost their lives, several more were critically injured. Tens of thousands of livestock perished in the fire as well as multitudes of farming machinery that was also consumed. 400 or more farm structures were destroyed, and 91 homes were also taken. The area was devastated by the loss that had occurred in a few short hours. My family was directly impacted by the fire and this is our journey from the ashes of our Eden.