fires in NSW - Smoke affecting large parts of NSW

What has the bushfire crisis cost so far?

Bushfire smoke can get into hail and even go from vine to wine Yearning for a cool drink, Joh Timmers popped a piece of hail into his drink after a thunderstorm at Wivenhoe Dam recently. But he soon noticed an odd taste.
"I could taste the smoke in it … we tried another and it was the same, it was subtle, but you could taste it," he told ABC Radio Brisbane.
"The hail didn't look any different to other hail and it wasn't discoloured at all." (read on)

You can be quite a long way from a bushfire and still have it affect your health

Koala hospital's GoFundMe campaign raises more than $1m

Meet Bear, the koala detection dog looking for traces of koalas in burnt areas