21 Feb 2019

Last evacuated Tasman residents return home

From Checkpoint, 5:24 pm on 21 February 2019

The last group of evacuated residents from the Tasman wildfire were allowed home today for the first time in more than a fortnight. But as Tracy Neal reports, some homeowners say they'll need time to clear their houses of the stench of smoke before life can return to normal.

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