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Coverage of the East Gippsland bushfires

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I spent 12 days in Victoria's East Gippsland region during the devastating bushfires in December 2019 - January 2020.

- Live cross: Bushfires have flared again under extreme conditions - PM (Listen here)

- Army helps firefighters prepare for high fire risk in Victoria - AM (Listen here)

- Farmers in Buchan say poor land management fuelled the bushfires - PM (Listen here)

- CFA captain says this bushfire is like nothing he's seen - The World Today (Listen here)

- $2 billion set aside for recovery, charity volunteers working flat out - AM (Listen here)

- In Eastern Victoria the fires have now burnt through 1.2 million hectares in land that's extremely difficult to work in. (Listen here)

- Live cross: There are still communities that can't be reached by road, others have very limited access. PM (Listen here)

- Residents in the town of Buchan are determined to get through the crisis - PM (Listen here)

- Live cross: Mass evacuation ahead of some of the worst fire conditions in the state's history - PM (Listen here)

- Premier declares a state of disaster, residents prepare for the worst - AM (Listen here)

- Live cross: 'Leave now': Victorian alpine region urged to evacuate - PM (Listen here)

- Live cross: Prime Minister travels to fire-ravaged East Gippsland - The World Today (Listen here)

- Homes destroyed, roads cut off, communities waiting to go home - AM (Listen here)

- Residents take shelter in Cann River, evacuees in Bairnsdale wait for news - The World Today (Listen here)