On February 7th 2009, Victoria was ravaged by bushfire. There are no words to describe the devastation and the loss experienced by so many. The statistics - 173 dead, 5000 injured, 2029 homes destroyed, 4500 square kilometres of land burnt - cannot make us realise the pain of so many Australians.
During spring I took a drive up to Kinglake, to show some support to local businesses and to see the after-effects of the fires. I was amazed by the beauty of the bush with the greenery regenerating amidst the black of the burnt trees and land:
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Today, I ask you to remember. The land is recovering, the rest of the country has moved on. But the people affected by the bushfires are still rebuilding their lives.
One year on.
Megan
6 comments:
The 2009 bush-fires were horrible. I remember getting emails from my Mum that lives in Rowville with pictures of the smoke in her area. It was scary.
I raised some money at work afterward by doing a charity dress down day. I feel like I should do it again, but I wonder if anyone is accepting donations for people still in need.
Beautifully written Megan xxx
A beautiful reminder. Thank you.
Well said Megan. x
Remembering too. xx
Nicely put Megan. With tears streaming down my cheeks I sat & watched the documentary on Black Saturday, hard to fathom the horror those people went through. I loved Marysville, the sister Shire to where I live now, seeing it black and desolate just broke my heart, it's lovely to see the greenery return to these areas.
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