Canberra commemorates bushfires and the mark they left
Australian Broadcasting Corporation  Broadcast: 18/01/2013
Reporter: Craig Allen  Ten years since the Canberra bushfires
killed four people and destroyed 500 homes, the ACT has
reflected on the damage, the rebuilding, and the indelible mark
left on residents.   TRACY BOWDEN, PRESENTER: As fire crews
battle blazes throughout the country, it has been a day of
reflection in the ACT. Today marks 10 years since the Canberra
bushfires that killed four people and destroyed 500 homes.
Craig Allen works for the ACT edition of 7.30 and also reads the
news there. At the time, the fire came to his garden fence, but
fortunately his house was spared.  Recently Craig Allen went for
a drive around his neighbourhood, a drive that brought back many
indelible memories.  CRAIG ALLEN: We're turning into Holder now.
Just along here on Dixon Drive today there's only a few cars
coming along but on the afternoon of 18th January 2003 there was
an amazing convoy of vehicles esc