00:00Looking over the ruins of his family home in Yarrawea, Josh Kirby admits he's struggling.
00:08It is hard looking at this sort of stuff. You know, 20 years, it's a bit emotional actually.
00:16His father was hosing down their house on Friday when police told him to flee.
00:21The police came to the side gate here and told us, out, get out. If we don't go, we'll get burnt to death.
00:28The Kerbys credit the police with saving their lives, but their house is gone.
00:33What you walked out with is all you got left. It's unbelievable.
00:37Twelve families lost their homes in the Yarrawea fire, but locals feel like their stories aren't being told.
00:43Unless I've missed it, I haven't seen anything about it.
00:46Nothing.
00:47Near Patchewollock, the Wiperfelt fire quickly burned through 60,000 hectares in the catastrophic conditions.
00:53We never get any coverage. Naturally, not a lot of houses get lost in our area, but it directly impacts nature, Mother Nature.
01:02The focus on Friday's fires has also been tough to watch for the residents of Gamalabi, near Benalla, who suffered through a fierce blaze before Christmas.
01:11Not forgotten within the Benalla area, but it seems like it's gone onto the back burner.
01:16Adding to the heartache for those affected by the Gamalabi fire, the flood of emergency funding and packages announced over the past week only applied to the current bushfire situation, leaving them with a long and potentially expensive road to recovery.
01:31Adam Gadan lost farm buildings, feed and fencing, and is facing a six-figure repair bill.
01:37I was looking up on the website and I'd see the support for Longwood and the Benalla Katimatite fire, but then we've got nothing. What about us?
01:45A lot of people out there struggling, so it was a little bit pissed off, yeah.
01:49Feelings running hot.
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