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Bushfires in Victoria, Australia February, 2009. Photo taken from outside Alissa Rowley's house in Traralgon . . Photo taken by Shenae Sutcliffe from Tynong North. .
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Bushfires in Victoria, Australia February, 2009
Photo taken from outside Alissa Rowley's house in Traralgon.
Strong winds set in with the cool change at Drouin, driving the fire very close to residential areas. Picture: Tim Carrafa
Photo taken by Rhys Smith of Churchill/Hazelwood fire, Lawless Rd.
Mount Disapointment - King Lake and surrounds from Everton Stud Eden Park. Picture: Chris Sheffield
Looking south-east from Morwell towards Hazelwood Power Station. Picture: Anthony Heinemann
A smoke cloud approaches Labertouche, near Pakenham, east of Melbourne. Picture: Alex Coppel
Bushfire dwarfs a fire-truck at Labertouche, near Pakenham, east of Melbourne. Picture: Alex Coppel
Photo taken by Nicole Finlayson of the fire approaching Warragul.
Photo taken by Nick Hill of the Bunyip State forest taken from a property on the Labertouche North Road.
Photo taken by Chris Roche of bushfires at Narre Warren North, Harkaway.
A bushfire burns in the Bunyip State Forest near the township of Tonimbuk. Picture: AAP/Andrew Brownbill
Fires at Drouin West, main Neerim Road. Picture: Andrew Bukolt
Photo taken by Chris Roche of bushfires at Narre Warren North, Harkaway.
A fire at the corner of SthGippsland Hwy and Evans road, Lynbrook on Saturday afternoon. Picture: Naomi Allen
Photo taken by Jamie Liddle of the fire behind the Wandong General Store.
The remains of a house burns near Kinglake West after a bushfire decimated the area. Picture: Stuart McEvoy
Brian Kelly fights the fires overnight with his family and friends to save his Kilmore East property. Picture: Nicole Garmston
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A fire in the La Trobe Valley, near Churchill, continues to burn threatening houses in the area. Aaron Van Der Steen hoses down spot fires at Shane Chapman's house at Thompson Road, Hazelwood South. Picture: Stuart McEvoy
CFA fire fighter from the Gapsted crew moves into position fighting a scrub fire on property off Blacks Flat Road near Beechworth. Picture: David Caird
A CFA firefighter walks towards the roaring flames defending a property near the Pinnacles on Blacks Flat Road in the Mudgeegonga region. Picture: David Caird
Flames roar behind a CFA truck as fire fighters defend a property near the Pinnacles on Blacks Flat Road in the Mudgeegonga region. Picture: David Caird
Strong winds set in with the cool change at Drouin, driving the fire very close to residential areas. Picture: Tim Carrafa
A CFA firefighter walks towards the roaring flames defending a property near the Pinnacles on Blacks Flat Road in the Mudgeegonga region. Picture: David Caird
Firefighters work to contain a fire near the Dandenong Bypass in Keysborough. Picture: Rudy Chitty
Photo take by Luke Corstorphin of the smoke over Warragul and a helicopter taking water from the Warragul Golf Course dam.
The Erickson Air Crane drops water on bushfire in the Bunyip State Park. Picture: Peter Ward
Photo taken by Chris Roche of bushfires at Narre Warren North, Harkaway.
Photo taken by Chris Roche of bushfires at Narre Warren North, Harkaway.
Photo taken by Chris Roche of bushfires at Narre Warren North, Harkaway.
Photo taken by Chris Roche of bushfires at Narre Warren North, Harkaway
Photo taken by Chris Roche of bushfires at Narre Warren North, Harkaway.
Photo taken by Chris Roche of bushfires at Narre Warren North, Harkaway.
Fire at Dandenong Bypass in Keysborough which threatened factories and closed EastLink. Picture: Rudy Chitty
A fire threatens a factory near the Dandenong Bypass in Keysborough. Picture: Rudy Chitty
CFA black out areas that have been affected by the fires that were burning in Stanley, approximately 15 km from Beechworth. Picture: Renee Nowytarger
Healesville is still on bushfire alert as fires are burning on the hills surrounding the town. Picture: Ellen Smith
Aaron Robertson from the Kinglake CFA stands in the ruins of his house. He was down in St Andrews fighting fires when Kinglake was hit. He and the crew that he was with saved a number of houses in St Andrews. Picture: Jon Hargest
CFA firefighters prepare for another day at the fires. Picture: Norm Oorloff