AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Evening, Feb 20

AAP General News (Australia)
02-20-2009
AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Evening, Feb 20
Evening Round-Up: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AAP RTV FILE AT 1630


Bushfires Vic Wrap (FLOWERDALE/MELBOURNE)

The bushfire-devastated community of Flowerdale says it's been forced to begin building
housing for those who've lost everything .. because authorities are more interested in
helping high-profile towns.

About 80 per cent of the town's 15-hundred people were made homeless in the deadly
February 7 bushfires .. and eight lost their lives.

Local publican STEVEN PHELAN says the larger towns of Kinglake and Marysville got all
the attention …