Fire in the sky: Mallacoota's horrific New Year's Eve through the eyes of a local - in pictures

Photographer and resident of Mallacoota Rachael Mounsey has documented the horrors of the fire that hit Mallacoota on New Year's Eve, destroying an estimated 100 houses. People were forced to seek refuge on the beach and holidaymakers were told to get in the water if the raging fires got too close. Later the navy would organise mass evacuations. Mounsey sent her children to safety but chose to stay behind and document the plight of the town and its people Continue reading...