Bus drivers recall driving into Gazette fire to save wedding guests one year on from the St Patrick's Day devastation

Rachael Houlihan
Updated July 22 2019 - 11:23am, first published March 15 2019 - 5:30pm
Legends: Trotters Coaches bus drivers Matty Nield and David Moller travelled into the Gazette fire on St Patrick's Day 2018 to recover 150 wedding guests.
Legends: Trotters Coaches bus drivers Matty Nield and David Moller travelled into the Gazette fire on St Patrick's Day 2018 to recover 150 wedding guests.

AS 150 wedding guests huddled in a bluestone stable while the Gazette bushfire raged around them, two Hamilton bus drivers raced into the flames to ferry them to safety.

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Rachael Houlihan

Deputy editor at The Standard. Former Warrnambool City Council and general news reporter. Send me news tips: rhoulihan@warrnamboolstandard.com.au

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