Prisoners cook meals for firefighters battling summer blazes

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Inmates at a prison in the Australian Capital Territory are cooking meals for bushfire responders continuing to fight Australia's blazes StaynerThomas

Paul Blundell admits he has made mistakes in his life. He blames falling in with the wrong crowd and drugs for no longer having his freedom, but seeing this summer’s bushfire crisis, he is trying to"give something back". “Firefighters have died, wildlife has been injured, it touches everyone,” he told SBS News.

Inmates are cooking meals for bushfire responders at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in the Australian Capital Territory as fires continue throughout much of the nation.Their lunch and dinner packs - from lasagna to roast beef with greens and carrots - are going to bushfire aircrews in New South Wales, providing much-needed supplies for those from the south coast to the Snowy Mountains including Adaminaby, Moruya, Cooma, Batlow and Talbingo.

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