Victims of one of South Australia's worst bushfires have some advice and messages of hope for those devasted by the latest disaster.
Southern Flinders Ranges farmer Russell Zwar had to rebuild his farm after the Bangor fire in 2014 and said it was important to take on tasks one at a time.
"Just take a deep breath. You can't fix everything all at once, so just prioritise what you can," he said.
"And make sure you take a break and spend time with your family."
The Bangor fire burned in South Australia's Southern Flinders Ranges for a month, destroying homes, farms and businesses.
Lightning struck dry forests in inaccessible hills, which made it hard for firefighters to respond.
Mr Zwar and his father fought the blaze all night and managed to save their homes but lost almost every acre of land and several buildings.
"The Bangor fire burnt pretty much every acre we farm. It burnt all the land and we lost a few hay sheds, some minor infrastructure, and machinery," he said.
"Fortunately we still had our houses and everyone was safe, which was a blessing."
He estimated the damage bill to be about $1 million.
Fire, flood and friends
Blesing's Garden Winery owners Margaret and David Blesing lost a year's worth of income in the Bangor fire.
They managed to save their vines but smoke from the fires destroyed every grape, which their insurance did not cover.
Ms Blesing said recovering from the fire was a matter of knuckling down and working hard.
"Well, it was basically just getting down to work and seeing what we could do with what insurance we could claim, and just basically getting back to work and deciding that life has to go on," she said.
She said she understood the trauma that many people were going through right now.
"Seeing what some of these people were having to go through just about breaks your heart, because it's going to take them a long time to get over," she said.
Ms Blesing said some friends helped out by buying their wines, but she said she felt the fire was not over until the country had healed.
"We were fortunate that there were some really good friends of ours in Adelaide who took it upon themselves to push people to order wine from us," she said.
"But I didn't feel like it was over until the grass started to grow again and after the first rain, and then it felt like we could get back to normal."
Light at the end of the tunnel
Mr Zwar said once he saw plants regrowing he felt his farm could recover.
"I thought our farm was ruined, but nature has a very quick way of recovering. It's amazing how quickly the trees reshoot," he said.
"It's hard on the family, and the kids notice it as well.
"You have to be mindful to take some time out and to have a break … there's light at the end of the tunnel."
