Sealed inside his grader, Robbie Wallace often drove through metre-high flames to cut containment lines

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Updated January 4 2021 - 7:22am, first published 4:30am
ACT Earthmoving's Robbie Wallace in his trusty grader. Picture: Peter Brewer
ACT Earthmoving's Robbie Wallace in his trusty grader. Picture: Peter Brewer

On New Year's Eve last year, Robbie Wallace woke to hear strong wind rattling in the eaves in the roof of his Bywong home and the awful premonition the bushfires he had been helping to fight for almost a month were about to get a whole lot worse.

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Peter Brewer

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Telling the truth and holding agencies accountable must matter to us all. It's also important to tell the story well, and factually. Contact me at peter.brewer@canberratimes.com.au

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