north east regional extra | August 19 - 25, 2020
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August 19 - 25, 2020
Supporting fire victims By NICK SINIS
A DESIRE to do more and help the community is what inspired Jessica Davison to take on the role of bushfire recovery officer through the Red Cross in the devastated areas of Alpine and Towong shires. Ms Davison, who with her partner, is also an active member of Swanpool CFA, said she has a deep connection when it comes to aiding others through fire disaster. “We’ve got a small farm and a vineyard in-between Mansfield and Benalla and we were certainly very well aware of the bushfires over the summer,” she said. “We were impacted by the smoke and at one stage we helped one of our friends evacuate from Germantown, which is just a little further from Bright.” Ms Davison said it was this experience that urged her to take up the role with Red Cross. “It was really just wanting to do a bit more to help the community itself in that recovery phase,” she said.
◆ HELPING OTHERS: Jessica Davison has a strong passion to support others through the recovery process in her role with Red Cross after the severe summer bushfires.
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