COUNTRY COMFORT
‘We’re a very community-based company and I think the fires brought the best out in people.’
When the November, 2019, bushfires hit the little town of Taree on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, brothers Simon and Richard Eggins acted swiftly, pouring endless help into the local community.
While communities across NSW have worked tirelessly to battle dozens of these fires all over the state, the brothers were running free shuttle buses between the evacuation centres.
Deadly weather conditions sent fast-moving bushfires through the area, destroying 124 homes and damaging 67 of them on November 8.
Simon Eggins, who manages contracts and compliance, says life’s back to normal now, but expects more fires due
