some good news on one front - Rain douses fire threat in Victoria

but there are still other fires around Bushfire emergency page

One of the friends I had christmas lunch with almost lost her home in the Canberra fires of 2003. She lives in the suburb that lost most homes, & her neighbour saved both their homes, but many others in the street lost theirs. She lost her shed, garage & all her garden but the house was untouched.

sandra