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Summer's bushfires have not slipped from the national psyche - despite some indications to the contrary.
Quite the opposite here at ACM where we've grown our commitment to our audience in bushfire-affected communities.
Esteemed Canberra Times cartoonist David Pope has added two more to his collection of pieces supporting those communities.
Pope's images are inspired by vintage travel posters, and have previously depicted towns such as Batemans Bay, Narooma, Mogo and Nelligen. Because supporting these towns through tourism has ben made all but impossible due to COVID-19 restrictions, Pope hopes people bring their images into their homes.
Now he's added Rosdeale and Batlow to the collection.
"These communities have gone through incredible trauma and are facing really long term challenge to recover from the fires," Mr Pope said. "The essential beauty of the places remains."
The series has so far raised $45,000 directly for recovery efforts.
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