Braidwood was hit particularly hard by the Black Summer bushfires 2019-2020
- Catastrophic fires across south-east Australia
- “The most devastating bush fire season in NSW history” (RFS Bulletin 2020 )
- 240 consecutive days of burning
- 25 deaths across NSW
- 2,500 homes lost, and more than 5.5 million hectares burnt (7% of the state)
Heart of the Storm podcast series
This 6-part podcast series, released in 2021, was made locally in Braidwood – created by Clare Young, and produced by Braidwood FM, Rose Ricketson, and Gordon Waters.
Over 60 people recounted their Black Summer bushfire stories, in more than 100 hours of recorded interviews with local film maker and podcast creator, Clare Young.
Find all six podcast episodes on Spotify
Full original interviews are housed in the Braidwood Museum, and were made available to the Voices of Regional Australia project for analysis.