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Firewood side hustle sparks multi-million-dollar business in four states

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When bushfire and drought destroyed his farming livelihood, Peter Chauncy started chopping firewood as a side business. Forty years later, ABC News Australia reports, that venture has grown into one of Australia's largest firewood operations—now spanning four states and worth multi-millions.

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/petrol-station-fir...

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