On Thursday last week community members gathered at the Snowy Monaro Business & Recovery Hub to mark the launch of an exhibition of local photography documenting recovery from the Black Summer fires.
The occasion also marked the launch of a new book from local author Paula Boer, documenting through images her own recovery from that terrible summer of bushfires.
Local residents have captured photographic observations of recovery, renewal and regeneration in the 18 months since the fires. These photos will provide a permanent exhibition at the Recovery Hub located at 57 Vale Street, Cooma.
Paula Boer, author and citizen scientist, launched her latest and ?rst non-?ction book. Bushfire Recovery at Badja: A Landowner's Observations. This is a photographic record detailing the author's property as it recovered from the 2019-20 fires.
This new work captures the author's observations on her 500-acre property in the northeast of the Snowy Monaro. From snuf?ing echidnas to mobs of kangaroos, tiny ladybirds to colourful butter?ies, intricate orchids to towering eucalypts, this book incorporates over 1,300 photographs, covering over 400 species, labelled with both their common and scienti?c names.
The Recovery Hub and photo exhibit is open from 10am to 3pm, Tuesday to Thursday.
Please note that the Recovery Hub will closed for Christmas from Friday 24 December 2021 through Tuesday 11 January 2022.
