'Hearts have been broken': NSW bushfire victims honoured in state memorial

Firefighters who lost their lives during the summer's devastating NSW bushfire crisis have been honoured at a state memorial service.

Widow Noreen Hudson (centre), wife of deceased Coulson Aviation US firefighter Paul Hudson, is seen during a Bushfire State Memorial in Sydney. Source: AAP

The scars remain but traumatised communities are starting to heal as a state memorial honoured the lives lost and the heroes forged in the NSW bushfire crisis.

A public state memorial was on Sunday held at Sydney Olympic Park to recognise the devastating toll of the bushfires that ripped through much of NSW.

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