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Backpackers find refuge while volunteering with Macksville BlazeAid camp

Mel Leigh Dee
Updated June 29 2020 - 7:18pm, first published June 26 2020 - 1:00pm
(L-R) Lara from England, Alex from Germany, Joe from England, Tina and Phil from Argentina, Leticia from Brazil and (centre) Riley from Canada.
(L-R) Lara from England, Alex from Germany, Joe from England, Tina and Phil from Argentina, Leticia from Brazil and (centre) Riley from Canada.

Macksville's BlazeAid camp has not only been a godsend for many fire-affected families in this valley, but also for a group of backpackers who found a safe haven during lockdown.

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Mel Leigh Dee

Mel Leigh Dee

Journalist

Mel is a journalist at the Guardian News and is based in Macksville.

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