Fined for illegal clearing, family now feel vindicated
Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie
After suffering court action that cost the family $100,000, Liam Sheahan believes clearing his home and his family.
After suffering court action that cost the family $100,000, Liam Sheahan believes clearing trees saved his home and his family. Photo: Paul Rovere
They were labelled law breakers, fined $50,000 and left emotionally and financially drained.
But seven years after the Sheahans bulldozed trees to make a fire break — an act that got them dragged before a magistrate and penalised — they feel vindicated. Their house is one of the few in Reedy Creek, Victoria, still standing.
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
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