bushfire damage

Fire damage caused by recent bush fires near Morwell

Starting along the East Coast to Sydney and Canberra

February 18th 2014
We have now started our month trip along the East coast up to Sydney and Canberra. We were rather later than we meant to be leaving on Tuesday because I was still clearing up for Brent and Felicity and packing my clothes. We left around 3pm and only went as far as Sale, where we arrived at 7.45pm. We spent the night in the Showgrounds Caravan Park ($21). I was exhausted so we had Subway for dinner ... read more

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Kathy H

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I am a mature (aged anyway!) woman, married with 2 children, a daughter, now 29, who is living in England, and a son who is 25. I was an English language and literacy teacher in a community centre in Melbourne, where I live but am now sort of retired (temporarily at present). I originally came from England, where I met my Aussie husband and then moved to Australia to marry and raise my family. I love travel and enjoy hearing about new places.... full info

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24th March 2014

Snap Shot Stacey
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coal fire
So if that's the kind of fire that can birn for years does that mean that people will have to leave their homes permanently? There must be a way to stop it!

29th March 2014

dragonlady
Kathy H

Burning Coal Fires
I was speaking to someone with a relative living in Morwell. She said the smoke has mostly gone and the school is back in its own premises. Mind you, that doesn't mean the fire is out as they can smoulder and burn underground.

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