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Marion Rae

Bushfire survivors bring home renewable energy message

The ferocity of Black Saturday fires in 2009 took services by surprise, a former commissioner says. (Andrew Brownbill/AAP PHOTOS)

Activists opposed to energy projects shouted outside federal parliament on the anniversary of Black Saturday, as survivors of the firestorm called for communities everywhere to support the shift to renewable power.

Fifteen years after the disaster in regional Victoria killed 173 people and destroyed more than 2000 homes, bushfire survivors and former emergency service leaders are calling for greater investment in solar and wind.

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