Ash Wednesday memorial allowing locals to remember

CFA captain in 1983, and current committee chairperson of the education centre, Graham Simpson was out fighting the fires when his wife and children took shelter in the kindergarten building, which years later was saved from demolition and heritage listed. 318184_01 Photo: STEWART CHAMBERS
Ash Wednesday memorial allowing locals to remember
When fire ripped through Cockatoo 40 years ago, quick-thinking kindergarten teachers opened their circular building to allow people refuge. About […]