Fire-weary Boomer Bay man to fight on

THE loss of his home and a decade of work can't make Simon Tully abandon Boomer Bay.

Together with his son Tully, Mr Brooks tried in vain to save his house as a bushfire roared across the Tasman Peninsula, in southern Tasmania, on Friday.

The two fought the blaze for more than nine hours, but were overcome, and their seaside home and one of his workshops were left in ruins.

"We did what we could," he said.

"It was just too much for us to handle. We ran out of water."

Mr Brooks, who makes pewter sculptures, said he lost priceless moulds and more than a decade's work in the inferno.

He said he wasn't planning on leaving, despite the ongoing bushfire threat.

"I've got one workshop left ... we're digging in," he said.

"We've just got to work out what we've got left and what we can work with."

Mr Brooks said he planned to be back selling his statues at Hobart's famous Salamanca Markets this Saturday.

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