What a difference a year makes: Mallacoota enjoys beers in sun as holidaymakers flood the coastal tan - exactly a year after terrified families were forced to flee their homes and sleep on the beach to escape Black Summer bushfires
For Mallacoota residents, New Year s Eve last year was an unforgettable day, the sky turned an apocalyptic red
Thousands were forced to flee to the water as flames began to surround the town in Victoria s East Gippsland
Some families had already started fleeing in aluminium powered boats by midday as crews battled the blaze