New South Wales is holding an inquiry into the Black Summer bushfires and the deaths they caused.
The NSW Coroner starts investigations in Sydney on August 25, before moving to parts of the states which were hardest hit by the fires.
The inquiry is aimed at over 40 blazes, which burned through 6 percent of the state, took 26 lives and destroyed nearly 2, 500 homes.
Black Summer Bushfire Inquiry: