Volunteer Mel Whiteside bottle feeds an orphaned joey at the Wandandian Kangaroo & Wallaby Sanctuary.

The Ulladulla Civic centre, which acted as a disaster recovery centre during the crisis, is still a meeting point for locals.

Slowly the bush begins to heal and new growth emerges from the burnt trees.

Orphaned joeys feed at the “milk bar” at the Wandandian Kangaroo & Wallaby Sanctuary in the Shoalhaven region, on the NSW south coast. The biggest issue for many macropods caught in the bushfires is smoke inhalation.

Burnt road signs are scattered along the highways, a sign of the searing heat that swept through the valley.

Noel Butler inspects damage at
Nura Gunyu, an Aboriginal
education centre near Milton.
Almost daily they find new
seedlings bursting through
the ash and soil.

An injured joey lays on bare soil at the Wandandian Kangaroo & Wallaby Sanctuary where he is slowly on the mend after receiving burns to his feet.

Paul Williams overlooks the valley near his home, Banksia Park Cottages, Kangaroo Valley.

Adrina Selles cleans an enclosure at the Wandandian Kangaroo & Wallaby Sanctuary. Volunteer Mel Whiteside organises bottle feeds
for the joeys.

Alison Baker, Paul Williams, their daughter Jennifer Williams and dog Cooper overlook the valley near their home, Banksia Park Cottages, Kangaroo Valley.