Bushfires
Bushfires
A couple of weeks ago, you probably heard about the bushfires here in Victoria. The big fire in the Bunyip State Park was pretty close, with plenty of smoke being blown across our house in Pakenham. However, it was even closer to our family in Garfield and Drouin, who where told to evacuate. We had a full house that weekend, as we accommodated an extra 4 adults, 2 kids, 2 dogs and 2 cats.
Thankfully our family was ok and didn’t suffer any property loss, except for ash covering everything when they returned. Unfortunately some people weren’t so lucky, there were lots of properties and livestock lost to the fire.
Over in Churchill, my parents were affected by smoke from the nearby Yinnar South bushfire. Churchill was on a “watch and act” alert, meaning they had to be ready to evacuate, but thankfully that wasn’t necessary.
I made a short video for my YouTube channel to show the smoke coming over our house, as I played ball with one of the evacuated dogs. I also recommend another video from a YouTuber based in Warragul. Hayden Pederson showed how fierce the fires were, and the devastation of a friend of his who lost everything.
A big shout out to everyone at the CFA, and other emergency services, who did an awesome job fighting the fires and keeping us safe.