'Life will go on': battered by bushfire, East Gippsland starts to pick up the pieces

With some living in donated caravans or fighting their insurers, the residents of eastern Victoria have begun the daunting task of rebuilding from the ashes On a small block in the East Gippsland village of W Tree, Kay Schieren ducks under the branches of a small gumtree, pushing aside the singed leaves."I'll just pose here with the autumnal colours," he jokes. Continue reading...