A survivor of the Childers backpacker hostel fire has made a lone expedition to the town to mark 20 years because the catastrophe that claimed the lives of 15 young visitors.
Bottom line:
- Sarah Mahoney had actually expected to join 70 other survivors in Childers, but COVID-19 limitations saw the occasion cancelled
- In the immediate after-effects of the fire, avocado grower Donna Duncan opened her home to survivors
- She said she was proud of her neighborhood, which supplied “a collective hug” for survivors
Sarah Mahoney had anticipated to be joined by 70 other survivors from all over the world to pay their respects at a large ceremony, however COVID-19 limitations caused its cancellation.
At a wreath-laying held behind closed doors, she represented those who had actually escaped the blaze.
” They wished to be here and say thank you to the town,”