It was 'the worst natural disaster in modem Australian history', says ICAEW member Paul Bird, referring to the bushfires which ravaged the Australian State of Victoria in February.rnBird, state director for the community and employment services organisation Mission Australia, has since been working hard to support those affected rebuild their communities. The challenge ahead is daunting.rnThe scale of the tragedy is almost incomprehensible. It has touched the lives of every Victorian,' he continues.rnThe scale of the devastation is awesome: 430,000 hectares of farmland - equivalent to 212,000 Melbourne Cricket Ground areas - were laid to waste. 'You can drive for 40 minutes and see nothing out of your car windows but burnt wasteland and blackened tree stumps.'
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