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The GAP is back
One of the first visible signs of bushfire recovery is often a green shoot on a burnt trunk or new fronds on a tree fern.…
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The new Marysville
As you drive to Marysville along the Black Spur, there at first are no signs of the devastation that the ferocious 2009 bushfires inflicted on…
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Lessons learnt from resilience
On 8 February 2009 I woke up to my mobile phone vibrating beside my head. It was my news editor calling and, bleary-eyed, I could…
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Tsunami of fire
Terry Ross spent three decades rebuilding a 1946 Chevy ute. “My dad was a Chevrolet fan. It was always Chevs in our family,” he said.…
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My memories of fire and fury
The images I saw while flying over the Yarra Ranges on Sunday 8 February 2009 are seared into my mind, as vivid today as they…
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We must remember
This special edition to mark 10 years since Black Saturday has come from the heart. It’s been a painstaking process, from poring over our coverage…
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Bushfires near Buxton
There are two small bushfires burning in the Black Range State Forest, 10 kilometres south-west of Buxton. The CFA has issued an advice message from…
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Vale, Ray
Badger Creek Fire Brigade’s longest serving captain has died. Raymond Ernest Frogley, known as Ray, passed away peacefully on Saturday 26 January at Bairnsdale, aged…
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New eyes on YCA
Two new groups will form to help to implement the Yellingbo Conservation Area draft 10-year plan. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) Port…
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Stitching up their future
VicForests is supporting Patchwork Collections Yarra Valley with a $2000 boost. The cash will go towards buying backing fabric, wadding and threads. The grant, delivered…
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Gruyere grass fire alert
UPDATE 8.45pm: The fire has been contained. *** There is an out of control grass and scrub fire burning in Killara Road, Gruyere. The CFA…
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Christine’s last post
The Erickson Skycrane helicopter, nicknamed Christine, that ditched into a Gippsland dam on Monday 28 January had spent the previous day operating from its staging…