People's Republic of Mallacoota

In a remote part of Victoria, a deeply divided bushfire-ravaged community realise they can't rely on outsiders to make things better.

As the bushfire clean-up begins, Mallacoota elects a team to lead the town's recovery. The mix of left- and right-wingers, conservationists, and environmental cynics may not have been a good idea.

COVID-19 and red tape slam the brakes on Mallacoota's recovery, leaving the team elected to rebuild the town feeling like they've been handed a poisoned chalice.

The residents of the bushfire-ravaged town of Mallacoota relive their trauma as the first anniversary of the Black Summer fires approaches. But with the reconstruction of their town stalled, there may be nothing to celebrate.

Millions of dollars of disaster aid are at risk as the deeply divided residents of bushfire-ravaged Mallacoota struggle to put aside their differences and agree on a recovery plan.

Eighteen months after bushfires ravaged Mallacoota, its fractious citizens vote on the recovery plan that will determine the town's future.