In a remote part of Victoria, a deeply divided bushfire-ravaged community realises it can't rely on outsiders to make things better. Harnessing its spirit of self-reliance, the town unites to take charge of its own recovery.
EP2 There Goes Our Dance FloorApr 12, 2022
As the bushfire clean-up begins, Mallacoota elects a team of locals to lead the town's recovery. It's a mix of left and right-wingers, conservationists and environmental cynics. Seriously? Who thought this was a good idea?
EP3 The Poisoned ChaliceApr 19, 2022
Covid and red tape slam the brakes on Mallacoota's recovery, leaving the team elected to rebuild the town feeling like they've been handed a poisoned chalice. A housing crisis looms and the town's mental health is fragile.
EP4 A Very Nervous Guinea PigApr 26, 2022
The residents of the bushfire-ravaged town of Mallacoota relive their trauma as the first anniversary of the Black Summer fires approaches. With the reconstruction of their town stalled, is there anything to celebrate?
EP5 It's A Part of Us NowMay 03, 2022
Millions of dollars of disaster aid are at risk as the deeply divided residents of bushfire-ravaged Mallacoota struggle to put aside their differences and agree on a recovery plan that will work for the whole community.
EP6 That's A Lot of Sausage SizzlesMay 10, 2022
18 months after bushfires ravaged Mallacoota, its fractious citizens vote on the plan that will determine the town's future. But after all the disagreements, who will put up their hand to turn the plan into action?
Can the traumatised survivors of a bushfire-ravaged coastal community seize control of their own destiny, overcome their differences, and save their town from dying?