A link to ABC radio Melbourne, the emergency services broadcast network for anyone who wants to keep upto date or just hear a little of what is happening with the bushfire story.

http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/

I know the Kinglake district well having lived in the area in several small towns over the years. In the last 2 years, we had looked at properties and acreage in several of the affected areas including, St Andrews, Strathewen, Christmas Hills and Steels creek. For family reasons we didnt buy and instead moved to the inner suburbs closer to the city. I was fairly heartbroken when we decided not to buy a place in Skyline Road, Steels Creek but having seen the utter desolation in that area after the weekend fires it just makes you think about how a seemingly random choice can be seen with hindsight to have such life or death implications. We could so easily have been in the area at this time. There but for the grace of (insert name of favourite deity/power here) ........ go us all.

Cheers,

Andrez