Today is the one-year anniversary of the Coles bushfire near Lucindale that destroyed thousands of hectares of forestry plantation and claimed the life of CFS volunteer senior fire fighter, Louise Hinks, pastoralists in the mid north have played an important role in locating new tree populations in the Flinders Rangers and while there is a shearer shortage on at the moment, indications are there will be more than enough new recruits to pick up the slack in years to come.