documentary
Moonyoonooka Bush Fire
December 2021
Regional and rural firefighters. I think this is the 3rd bush fire in my area in the last few days now though this one was closer than the last. Moonyoonooka Fire Brigade which when talking to them is made up of farmers currently in the middle of a harvest. When speaking to them the bloke on the back of the ute in the first image he said “I was in the middle of his harvest but now the blokes are here from in town I’m going back to finish my harvest” Col who was also there also said to when I asked what happened “I don’t know mate this is my sister’s place I rushed over here as soon as I heard”
Photographs: Tamati Smith
The last image across the paddock is where I live and these images could be a good reminder to people that things are really starting to dry up now and just from walking around the perimeter of the fire I can only speculate that it would have been much more wide spread were it not for the fire breaks in place.
Never a dull moment in Geraldton.
