news from Bill Arnett ..
1.
"Aunty" Lyn Stone lost her home and her bus but was able to save her computer and her embroidery gear.
2.
Frank Murphy and Mary S were in Melbourne when the fire struck and lost everything they did not have with them.
3.
The Alleways AND their home & property (including the incredible "Otto") are safe.

in the meantime fire crews are now trying to keep separate two major fire fronts in Victoria's east after lightning sparked several smaller blazes between them. A 220,000-hectare blaze stretching from Kilmore to Marysville and Healesville is at risk of merging with a 25,000-hectare fire at Bunyip Ridge.

it's not over yet.