Originally Posted by bcworld

Just saw on the news that Warburton may come under threat tomorrow.....the advice given was if you want to leave, do so by tomorrow morning. A friend of mines parents live up there and I remember when we visited they talked about the possibility of fires and a previous near miss one year I think.

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack

Warburton has almost evacuated. There is a fire now in Upway near Belgrave - SW of the Dandenongs. Smoke thick around the house, today the wind change suits us. I think I will take Friday off.

Originally Posted by boots

I find it ironic that Melbourn'e Heral-Sun can run front page news of "Unethical"Australians trying to buy cheap land from bushfire affected areas,from the highest calibre of people in society-Real Estate agents.
Then publish,front page again,of an obviously mentaly disturbed person claiming that she is a "BUSHFIRE CON"Worst rip off etc etc,BUT
Herald-Sun see no problems of accepting ads,how much money did they make from advertising?of Transportable homes-Special rates for Bushfire victims,"Concrete Bunkers"ORDER NOW.....stopped counting after 3 ads-and to rub it in they were placed in the "Road to recovery" bushfire pages.

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack

It's a tabloid newspaper. I'd expect nothing less!

Originally Posted by ozzieeagle

My Longterm Italian workmate Carmel, from Beveridge is back at work now. She has started to open up as to some of what has happened. She's been helping out with cooking for the displaced and homeless in Tent city on the oval at Whittlsea football club, where her 3 sons play. Which is helping her cope with lots of awful news about people she knows well.

Both her properties are fine. The Fire came to within one road width of their Mechanics Business in Wandong. All across the road burnt out. Then she told me something harrowing about one of the Doctors from the burnt out doctors surgery across the road, who lived in Kinglake.

He died in his water tank boiled to death. Apparently they are finding a lot of people like this. It's something I've not heard of before. These sights and daily bad news is causing her a lot of problems.

Her Husband has a gun licence, and was called on in the early stages, to shoot lots of domestic injured farm animals.

So the effects go on.

Originally Posted by Pollyana

(Shudders) Usually a safer place to be as the front goes over so fast. What a hideous way to go, poor souls.

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack

Warburton has almost evacuated. There is a fire now in Upway near Belgrave - SW of the Dandenongs. Smoke thick around the house, today the wind change suits us. I think I will take Friday off.

Originally Posted by Pollyana

(Shudders) Usually a safer place to be as the front goes over so fast. What a hideous way to go, poor souls.

Originally Posted by Jaycee1

Is this what has been decided that evacuations take place now?
It is very hard being in UK and worried about my friends in Emerald and Warburton. Friends in Healesville are safe.
Badge, can't put into words the job you do.
Take my hat off to you mate.
Keep safe
J x

Originally Posted by MartinLuther

The rules are still the same. It's still a personal choice. I think more people are making the choice to leave now.

The main difference is that there are more known fires now. The fire attacking Warburton is effectively the same one that hit Kinglake. Unfortunately for Kinglake there wasn't a known fire on the day before black Saturday.

There's some terminology differences here as well. The police message on the TV yesterday morning was not to evacuate (meaning don't leave at the last moment) but either leave early (in the morning) or activate your fire plan now.