About Black Saturday

Kilmore East

The fire started at about 11.47am, on top of a rocky hill between two gullies near Saunders Road.

• People: 119
• Area (ha): 125,383
• Houses: 1,242

Horsham (Vectis & Haven)

The fire ignited at about 12.20pm; it was a grass fire and in the first hour spread rapidly, covering just over 10 kilometres.

• People: 0
• Area (ha): 2,346
• Houses: 13

Coleraine

At about 12.30pm, a fire broke out in a paddock on private farmland about 5 kilometres north-west of the township.

• People: 0
• Area (ha): 713
• Houses: 1

Pomborneit–Weerite

The grass fire was relatively short-lived, being active for about five hours on that day but burning over 1,000 hectares. It started at about 1.15pm.

• People: 0
• Area (ha): 1008
• Houses: 0

Churchill

The fire started at about 1.32pm, 3 kilometres south-east of the Churchill fire station.

• People: 11
• Area (ha): 25,861
• Houses: 145

Murrindindi

The fire started at about 2.55pm, to the north of a sawmill in Wilhelmina Falls Road. It travelled rapidly and by 4.30pm was affecting Narbethong.

• People: 40
• Area (ha): 168,542 (Combined area with Kilmore East)
• Houses: 538

Redesdale

The fire was reported at 3.11pm and burned towards the south-east for about 19 kilometres.

• People: 0
• Area (ha): 7,086
• Houses: 14

Narre Warren and Upper Ferntree Gully

The fires burned in grass reserves and scrubland, on residential streets, and in homes and gardens.

• People: 0
• Area (ha): 163
• Houses: 7

Bendigo

The fire started shortly after 4.00pm in Maiden Gully, 8 kilometres north-west of the central business district.

• People: 1
• Area (ha): 341
• Houses: 58

Beechworth-Mudgegonga

Fire in the area began at about 6.00pm and burned fiercely until weather conditions moderated in the early hours of 8 February.

• People: 2
• Area (ha) 33,577:
• Houses: 38