Melanie Irons is an actress , psychology student , community worker and personal trainer from Hobart , Tasmania , Australia . Irons came to prominence in 2013 in the aftermath of the Dunalley Fire as the creator of the '' Tassie Fires We Can Help '' Facebook page , for which she has received numerous awards . Since September 2013 she has co-starred in the award-winning indie web series Noirhouse . She is also a member of the council of Brand Tasmania , the state government agency that acts as custodian of the Tasmania brand . She is a 2015 Australia Day ambassador , won the Tasmania Non-Profit Sector of the 2013 Attorney General 's Resilient Australia Awards and was a 2014 Young Australian of the Year State Finalist
Dunalley Fire
2013 Tasmanian bushfires
Melanie Irons