Published February 12, 2009 by

Healesville Fires

Last night Geoff and I went up to visit our friends Mandy and Marco (and Bek and Adele). They live in Healesville and are rather weary of being on alert. Marco and Adele took Geoff and I up to the back of Hedgend Maze to the high point and the gazebo up there to where some of the locals have been going to keep an eye on what’s happening. I took a few photos on the drive there and a few while we were up at the maze. The burnt stick is one of the cool but charred items that blew in on Saturday.

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Published February 10, 2009 by

Post fire – ESA Campsite

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Fires continue to burn around the state of Victoria and we still have friends in threatened areas. As many of you know, the town of Marysville has been almost entirely burnt. The photo to the left is the aftermath of fire at the ESA campsite – where I have been and led on several camps.

More ESA photos can be found here.

If you can offer help in any way the ABC website has a link of networks to those such as the Red Cross or Salvation Army.

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Published February 7, 2009 by

Victoria Burning

I have spent the afternoon at my in-laws place – escaping the heat with their air-con and pool. The benefit of being here (as I am still here) is their expansive view of the Yarra Valley, which is beautiful on most days, but today Victoria has been burning. There is smoke from multiple fires, the sky has been an atrocious colour, we saw flame earlier on and as the night has come, a lovely threatening orange glow. As I type, our friends are leaving their home.

It’s been 46 C today, that’s 114.8 F

It would be really good if you could pray.

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