On Saturday, Yarloop residents met on the oval to mark the first anniversary of the catastrophic bushfire and to commemorate the tragic loss of two residents.
The historic Yarloop Workshops were destroyed by the bushfire. Credit: Sharon Smith
A Harvey Shire Council working group organised the event as a quiet gathering to allow residents to come together and support each other in fellowship.
Only the facade of the historic Yarloop Town Hall remained standing. Credit: Tyler Ross-ClarkeOnly the facade of the historic Yarloop Town Hall remained standing. Credit: Tyler Ross-ClarkeThe Waroona-Yarloop fire destroyed big areas of pine plantation. Credit: Michael Wilson
Members of Harvey shire volunteer bushfire brigades attended and a hundred helium balloons, donated by Yvonne and Vic Tomlinson, of Waroona, were released into the sky.
The Waroona-Yarloop fire destroyed big areas of pine plantation. Credit: Michael WilsonAn aerial photo shows a property burnt to the ground. Credit: Ray Raab/7 News
“Not everyone could face coming but those who did commented on a wonderful day,” Mrs Alexander said.
The fire scorched farming properties along Eckersley Road. Credit: Michael Wilson
An aerial photo shows a property burnt to the ground. Credit: Ray Raab/7 NewsThe remains of Barrington Knight Road house’s chimney and fireplace after the fire. Credit: Tyler Ross-ClarkeA firefighter extinguishing flames. Credit: Seven NewsThe fire scorched farming properties along Eckersley Road. Credit: Michael Wilson
“What nature has thrown at us and how we have responded has been both traumatising and the response courageous.
“The Waroona-Yarloop fires of 2016 were not just about nature, firefighting, politics and people in power,” Cr Jackson said.
The remains of Barrington Knight Road house’s chimney and fireplace after the fire. Credit: Tyler Ross-Clarke
“It was about the response of the community, emerging improvisation, heroism and care for each other.”
A firefighter extinguishing flames. Credit: Seven News
