Scotsburn bushfire victims receive class action payouts five years after devastating blaze

It has been five years since a bushfire tore through Trevor and Donna Hart’s property south of Ballarat, but trees burnt in the blaze are still collapsing.

In December 2015, the Scotsburn bushfire tore through 4,000 hectares of land and burnt 12 houses.

The Harts saved their home but lost sheds, fencing and farming equipment, as well as several much-loved goats.

Mr Hart said his bush property remained a dangerous place because trees damaged in the fire still posed daily risks.

“It does spin you…