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Australia’s overlooked disaster: Running on generators and adrenalin in the storm aftermath

Andrea Hamblin
Jun 21, 2021, updated Jun 21, 2021
Mark Fergus pulls his generator into life. A week on from the storm, some 9000 properties in the Ranges were still without power.

Mark Fergus pulls his generator into life. A week on from the storm, some 9000 properties in the Ranges were still without power. Photo: AAP

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