Early in the bushfire season, the town of Mongarlowe was encircled by flames and cut off from outside support.  The town was facing encroaching fires so vast and severe, that in any other circumstance support teams of extra fire trucks and crews, emergency services and much more would have been sent to aid the town - but in this season of fires, there was no extra support to give.

So the town spawned a grassroots firefighting collective to assist the local Rural Fire Services Brigade - the Mongarlowe Mosquito Army.

Guests:
James ‘Bolj’ Bakerboljevac
Hollie Bakerboljevac
Paul Bott
Rowena Hall

Credits:
Producer - Alice Ansara
Executive Producer and Sound Design - Sarah Mashman
Production Management Team - Vicky Rouse and Abe Killian
Engineering - Tegan Nichols
Script Consultation - Zoe Ferguson
Theme - Oliver Beard

This podcast has been brought to you by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) and is supported by The Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas and The Paul Ramsay Foundation

Early in the bushfire season, the town of Mongarlowe was encircled by flames and cut off from outside support.&nbsp; The town was facing encroaching fires so vast and severe, that in any other circumstance support teams of extra fire trucks and crews, emergency services and much more would have been sent to aid the town - but in this season of fires, there was no extra support to give.
So the town spawned a grassroots firefighting collective to assist the local Rural Fire Services Brigade - the Mongarlowe Mosquito Army.
Guests:
<ul>
<li>James &lsquo;Bolj&rsquo; Bakerboljevac</li>
<li>Hollie Bakerboljevac</li>
<li>Paul Bott</li>
<li>Rowena Hall</li>
</ul>
Credits:
<ul>
<li>Producer - Alice Ansara</li>
<li>Executive Producer and Sound Design - Sarah Mashman</li>
<li>Production Management Team - Vicky Rouse and Abe Killian</li>
<li>Engineering - Tegan Nichols</li>
<li>Script Consultation - Zoe Ferguson</li>
<li>Theme - Oliver Beard</li>
</ul>
This podcast has been brought to you by the <a href="https://www.cbaa.org.au/fromtheembers">Community Broadcasting Association of Australia</a> (CBAA) and is supported by <a href="https://jninstitute.org/">The Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas</a> and <a href="https://paulramsayfoundation.org.au/">The Paul Ramsay Foundation</a>

In 2020, the first series of From the Embers premiered, focusing on communities across Australia who had faced fire and smoke and homes destroyed in what was one of the most difficult summers has ever seen, the 2019-20 bushfire season.

In 2022, From the Embers 2: Phoenix returns to several places featured in the first series, including Mallacoota, Kangaroo Island, and the forests of the Far north of New South Wales to explore how communities are recovering from the fires and the issues that stem from trauma and isolation, coupled with the strength gained when so much is lost.

This series will also visit new communities who are recovering from floods and seemingly never ending COVID lockdowns.

Created in partnership with community radio stations, and the generous support of the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas, Paul Ramsay Foundation, The Minderoo Foundation Fire and Flood Resilience Initiative, and the Monash University's Fire To Flourish program.

In 2020, the first series of From the Embers premiered, focusing on communities across Australia who had faced fire and smoke and homes destroyed in what was one of the most difficult summers has ever seen, the 2019-20 bushfire season.
In 2022, From the Embers 2: Phoenix returns to several places featured in the first series, including Mallacoota, Kangaroo Island, and the forests of the Far north of New South Wales to explore how communities are recovering from the fires and the issues that stem from trauma and isolation, coupled with the strength gained when so much is lost.
This series will also visit new communities who are recovering from floods and seemingly never ending COVID lockdowns.
Created in partnership with community radio stations, and the generous support of <a href="https://jninstitute.org/">the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas</a>, <a href="https://paulramsayfoundation.org.au/">Paul Ramsay Foundation</a>, <a href="https://www.minderoo.org/fire-and-flood-resilience/">The Minderoo Foundation Fire and Flood Resilience Initiative</a>, and the <a href="https://www.monash.edu/msdi/initiatives/fire-to-flourish">Monash University's Fire To Flourish program</a>.

Visit the very heart of nine communities affected by the recent Australian bushfire crisis.

From The Embers

From The Embers - Stories from the Australian Bushfire Crisis

Early in the bushfire season, the town of Mongarlowe was encircled by flames and cut off from outside support. the town spawned a grass roots firefighting collective to assist the local Rural Fire Services Brigade - the Mongarlowe Mosquito Army.

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