Family loses three generations in 30 hours while fires ravage NSW South Coast

Leah McBey
Updated January 2 2020 - 7:16pm, first published 5:00pm
A fake fundraiser has added to the grief of families mourning the loss of Robert and Patrick Salway, who died in the bushfires earlier this week. Images: Supplied, Facebook and Google
A fake fundraiser has added to the grief of families mourning the loss of Robert and Patrick Salway, who died in the bushfires earlier this week. Images: Supplied, Facebook and Google

A scam fundraiser has added the grief of a Canberra man's family that lost three generations in 30 hours, as fires stormed through the NSW South Coast this week.

Leah McBey

Leah McBey

Senior Journalist

As a southern New Zealander I love island life. So Tassie was an obvious choice after living in North America, Europe and the Pacific Islands. I've done a bit of everything but communication is the motif threading through my life.