yeh mate, thats him.  Hope all is ok and he can check-in soon.

B4Cruiser;176012 wrote:

yeh mate, thats him.  Hope all is ok and he can check-in soon.

Up to date map of where the fires are.

http://mapvisage.appspot.com/fires/FireMap.html

I'm only 25min from Hurstbridge which starts the national park, the amount of ash, and smoke smell is unbelivalbe, good friends up St Andrews way r still on standby to leave their place. Other friends towards Lake Mountain r telling me it's like a war zone, cars, houses, animals all laying around burnt. From memory Ben is on the otherisde of Kinglake township, hopefully he is ok. Yep, I'm in too, on a charity drive, even do a sat or sun where we go up and lend a hand in clearing, the area means alot to me, those who lit the fires should be hung up and stoned.

I saw last night at midnight that Marysville was gone and i was shocked. alot of memories out that way, first camping trip with the family, first trip to the snow and first long drive in the suby.

Hope all members and family are fine.

its stressful trying to get a hold of people you know that live in the affected areas.

I think it will be a good idea to do a cruise up in coming weeks to help out.

rxliberty2000;176122 wrote:

I am shocked with these fires. So many lives have been lost, so many people affected it is just shocking.

And these fires are getting close to my home! in Gippsland! The last fires a couple of weeks ago got with in 3 hours burn of our farm, and then the fires near Yarram in South Gippsland got even closer until the wind changed.

I am lucky, I live in Melbourne.

My parents live on the farm, so I have been pretty worried about them, and our house.

The farm is in Woorarra West which is south of Boolarra where the first Gippsland fires where.

As you can see here they cost close:



Our area has not had a fire though it since 1939, there is SO much unburnt fuel on the ground that if and when a fire comes though its going to be a big one.

Our farm as plenty of water and a fire hose to try and protect the place, but we wont try too hard to save it. Far to dangerous esp with the bush pretty much right to the house and farm sheds.

So do I.

You can guarantee that if the fire does head our way again, I will down there to help clear out the farm and try and save as much stuff as we can!

I think it would be best if those going to donate money to do it too the Red Cross!

rxliberty2000;176159 wrote:

So do I.
You can guarantee that if the fire does head our way again, I will down there to help clear out the farm and try and save as much stuff as we can!

Mickey mate why not shift them now, so you don't have anything to worry about?
Easier to move them back later if nothing happens, than to rush around trying to get it done at the last minute and then running out of time...

FYI Toll (logistics) are taking a few trucks of stuff over to Vic from Perth. Anything received by them tomorrow 9-6 will be freighted for free. Non-perishable foods, clothes, small furniture items, toys etc. Anything to alleviate the immediate losses before insurances kick in.

EDIT: Its not Toll, I believe it is NRL Freightlines and Express Logistics, in conjunction with the Salvation Army..