South Coast fires: Duncan McLaughlin reflects on plans A, B and C

By Kerrie O'Connor
Updated January 29 2020 - 10:11am, first published January 24 2020 - 8:00pm
Lead mare Sophie, left, stands with her stunned herd after fire swept through Bodalla on January 23.
Lead mare Sophie, left, stands with her stunned herd after fire swept through Bodalla on January 23.
SAFE AND SOUND: Lead mare Sophie submits to a vet check on Friday after keeping her herd safe the previous day when fire swept through Bumbo Road. Local Land Services visited the property with Leah Horst, from Bega Cobargo Veterinary Hospital. The cement block house in the background withstood the blaze and the McLaughlin family sheltered in the cellar.
SAFE AND SOUND: Lead mare Sophie submits to a vet check on Friday after keeping her herd safe the previous day when fire swept through Bumbo Road. Local Land Services visited the property with Leah Horst, from Bega Cobargo Veterinary Hospital. The cement block house in the background withstood the blaze and the McLaughlin family sheltered in the cellar.

Duncan McLaughlin doesn't want bushfire history to repeat, but if it does he's a good student - and his lead mare Sophie knows her ABC.

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