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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Alex Crowe

'We need a bit of a miracle': Cobargo rebuilds after devastating bushfire

Laura Haynes, pictured with son Remi Toal, is rebuilding her boutique shop Life's Little Pleasures in the Cobargo Business Innovation Hub after losing everything in the 2020 bushfire. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

Almost half of Cobargo's main street commercial infrastructure was destroyed by fire on New Year's Eve three years ago. Facing economic ruin, a town cooperative has fought back, purchasing and repurposing the land with an objective to build the street back better.

Laura Haynes had packed her gift and homewares shop fuller than usual to cater for summer tourism before losing the lot on December 31, 2019.

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