Thursday May 14 12:37 AEST
14 May 2009Three months on from Victoria's devastating bushfires, more than $100 million is still to be allocated from the bushfire relief fund.
Monday Mar 30 17:20 AEDT
By Simon Mossman | 30 Mar 2009The death toll from the Victorian bushfire disaster has been revised down to 173 from 210, Victoria Police say.
Thursday Mar 19 12:00 AEDT
By ninemsn staff | 19 Mar 2009The business owners of Kinglake are hoping tourists will flock back to their fire-ravaged town this weekend.
Wednesday Mar 4 12:00 AEDT
By Sean Cusick, ninemsn | 4 Mar 2009A lost joey named Spirit has lifted those of Victorian wildlife rangers faced with the grim task of identifying injured animals to be destroyed.
Tuesday Mar 3 13:00 AEDT
By Sean Cusick, ninemsn | 3 Mar 2009Sporting hunters are helping distraught and exhausted wildlife rangers euthanise badly burnt animals in Victoria’s bushfire zone.
Tuesday Mar 3 08:00 AEDT
3 Mar 2009A deliberately lit grass fire in Melbourne has been extinguished as Victoria faces some of the worst fire weather in its history.
Friday Feb 27 18:27 AEDT
27 Feb 2009Meticulous preparation and extensive backburning have helped Victoria avoid major bushfire damage despite hot, windy weather, firefighters say.
Friday Feb 27 00:00 AEDT
27 Feb 2009A forecast return to extreme weather similar to Black Saturday has Victorians bracing for another desperate day across the state.
Thursday Feb 26 14:42 AEDT
26 Feb 2009Two men have been arrested in the first case of looting charges to emerge from Victoria's Black Saturday firestorms earlier this month.
Wednesday Feb 25 14:00 AEDT
By Josephine Asher, ninemsn | 25 Feb 2009The number of Australians pledging to donate blood has skyrocketed since Victoria's Black Saturday bushfires, with more than 271,000 people registering at a Red Cross Blood Service clinic in the two weeks following the February 7 disaster.
Tuesday Feb 24 17:29 AEDT
24 Feb 2009Firefighters are still battling blazes on Melbourne's eastern fringes and in central Victoria ahead of what could be another horror day on Friday.
Tuesday Feb 24 00:00 AEDT
24 Feb 2009Two firefighters were injured and at least one house and a fire truck destroyed as a bushfire raged out of control in Melbourne's outer east.
Sunday Feb 22 20:01 AEDT
22 Feb 2009Prime Minister Kevin Rudd spoke of heroes and Victorian Premier John Brumby of rebuilding on a day to remember those who perished in Victoria's bushfires.
Sunday Feb 22 16:01 AEDT
22 Feb 2009Communities near Melbourne have been issued fresh bushfire warnings and told to prepare to flee, as more hot, windy weather is forecast.
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