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Loddon HERALD Vol 5 No 32, THURSDAY AUGUST 14, 2025 ISSN 2653-1550
COMMUNITY RALLIES
Fire brigades mopping up after Friday’s blaze. LH PHOTO
Assistance, support for family of seven after fire EVERYONE is safe ... that’s the main thing, Wedderburn’s Steve Derks said as he surveyed the devasting scene left after fire destroyed the family home.
The Derks family photograph used by family and friends for the fundraising appeal
CFA volunteers from Wedderburn, Berrimal and Charlton were unable to save the weatherboard house that had been the Derks’ home for more than nine years.
Steve’s wife Evie and their youngest daughter escaped uninjured as flames took hold about 11am Friday. Wedderburn brigade captain Harry Hargreaves said volunteers had stopped flames spreading to a shed and neighbouring properties. A community appeal has quickly raised more than $4500 for Steve, Evie and children Zac, Dixie-Rose, Archa, Belle and Hazen.
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