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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.
Key points:
- Scotsburn bushfire class action concludes as participants receive compensation
- $10.5 million has been divided between 86 victims of the 2015 bushfire
- The fire tore through 4,000 hectares of land south of Ballarat and destroyed 12 homes
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.
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