Fires in Victoria
Dec 11th 2006, 8:52 am
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Dec 11th 2006, 9:16 am
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Re: Fires in Victoria
Originally Posted by Hels Bells
Well, Hubby just got the call. He is heading over East next Monday for 4 days..... 
Dec 11th 2006, 10:41 am
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Re: Fires in Victoria
Originally Posted by Hels Bells
Well, Hubby just got the call. He is heading over East next Monday for 4 days.....
Good luck and stay safe.
Dec 11th 2006, 12:30 pm
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Re: Fires in Victoria
I finally got an email from my rellies. They can see the smoke from Bright and are at the ready for being evacuated.
As they live on acerage and are surrounded by bush they are taking plenty of safety measures .
My heart was in my mouth when i saw the devastation around Victoria on GMTV this morning.
I just hope there will be no casualties .
Stay safe everyone.
Mandy
As they live on acerage and are surrounded by bush they are taking plenty of safety measures .
My heart was in my mouth when i saw the devastation around Victoria on GMTV this morning.
I just hope there will be no casualties .
Stay safe everyone.
Mandy
Dec 11th 2006, 1:01 pm
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Re: Fires in Victoria
Originally Posted by geordie mandy
I finally got an email from my rellies. They can see the smoke from Bright and are at the ready for being evacuated.
As they live on acerage and are surrounded by bush they are taking plenty of safety measures .
My heart was in my mouth when i saw the devastation around Victoria on GMTV this morning.
I just hope there will be no casualties .
Stay safe everyone.
Mandy
As they live on acerage and are surrounded by bush they are taking plenty of safety measures .
My heart was in my mouth when i saw the devastation around Victoria on GMTV this morning.
I just hope there will be no casualties .
Stay safe everyone.
Mandy
Hope your rellies come out of the Vic fires OK, Mandy
Dec 11th 2006, 1:05 pm
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Re: Fires in Victoria
Originally Posted by Pollyana
they reckon 23 homes lost in Scamander - east coast of Tassie, where the fire was just whipped up by the wind and swept through everything in its path, no warning, just gone.
Dec 11th 2006, 1:10 pm
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Re: Fires in Victoria
Originally Posted by Pollyana
they reckon 23 homes lost in Scamander - east coast of Tassie, where the fire was just whipped up by the wind and swept through everything in its path, no warning, just gone.
Hope your rellies come out of the Vic fires OK, Mandy
Hope your rellies come out of the Vic fires OK, Mandy
very frightning ..please stay safe folks.
Dec 11th 2006, 7:30 pm
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Re: Fires in Victoria
Originally Posted by Pollyana
they reckon 23 homes lost in Scamander - east coast of Tassie, where the fire was just whipped up by the wind and swept through everything in its path, no warning, just gone.
The no warning part is truly terrifying. They keep saying this is only the start of the season too.
Remember seeing a primary school in victoria where the principal proudly showed us a metal lined room in the event of not being able to get the kids out in time, still sends shivers down my spine. Great climate is a much overused phrase IMO.
Dec 11th 2006, 8:22 pm
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Re: Fires in Victoria
Just read on of the fires in victoria is now 240 klm long.
Dec 11th 2006, 8:31 pm
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Re: Fires in Victoria
We have woken up to smog again today but the main bulk of the fire is away from us now. Hels I hope that your hubby keeps safe, I noticed lots of CFA people from elsewhere in Vistoria around Wangaratta recently so it looks like they are calling them in to relieve the local guys. He will probably be sent over further East as that is where the bulk of the scary stuff is at the moment.
Bright has seen a lot more evacuations than the early fires so it looks like people are taking it seriously which is good.
Here's hoping that things aren't going to be quite as bad as we all feared.
Nicky xx
Bright has seen a lot more evacuations than the early fires so it looks like people are taking it seriously which is good.
Here's hoping that things aren't going to be quite as bad as we all feared.
Nicky xx
Dec 11th 2006, 8:39 pm
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Re: Fires in Victoria
Originally Posted by NickyP
We have woken up to smog again today but the main bulk of the fire is away from us now. Hels I hope that your hubby keeps safe, I noticed lots of CFA people from elsewhere in Vistoria around Wangaratta recently so it looks like they are calling them in to relieve the local guys. He will probably be sent over further East as that is where the bulk of the scary stuff is at the moment.
Bright has seen a lot more evacuations than the early fires so it looks like people are taking it seriously which is good.
Here's hoping that things aren't going to be quite as bad as we all feared.
Nicky xx
Bright has seen a lot more evacuations than the early fires so it looks like people are taking it seriously which is good.
Here's hoping that things aren't going to be quite as bad as we all feared.
Nicky xx
Im glad you are still ok. Hubby's uncle said Bright was very bad and told us if the wind goes in the wrong direction they could be cut of in the valley near them in Albury.
I bet asthmatics are having breathing problems right now
thinking of you all
Mandy
Dec 12th 2006, 6:52 am
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Re: Fires in Victoria
How is it today?
Dec 12th 2006, 10:32 am
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Re: Fires in Victoria
Originally Posted by Clippies
How is it today?
Haven't checked Vic yet, but in Tassie they are weighing up whether the risk of protecting the town of St Mary's is too great - same fire that has just wiped out part of Scamander. I remember stories of the 1967 fires - the town of Snug in south Tas was wiped out totally - every house destroyd. This is starting to sound like the same power.
Dec 12th 2006, 10:43 am
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Re: Fires in Victoria
First pics of Scamander
Dec 12th 2006, 10:49 am
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Re: Fires in Victoria
Originally Posted by Pollyana
First pics of Scamander
Is there any ways of finding out whose homes have been destroyed in Tas?
My parents have very good friends in Tas and have not had contact, tried phoning but no joy.
Mandy