Fire update please

The fires in the Highcountry will burn all summer unless - by some miracle - we get significant rain before autumn. Last autumn was one of the driest on record.

had to look up Haka

Kellie thanks for the update. prayers are still with all affected

has anyone heard from Sally in Tasmania? Gen

oh my, i see the nz lads made the front page of the SMH. i guess its just the novelty factor yet again. how else would they put a kiwi on the front page. know'n how much ya like'em across the ditch, lol. just kidding, just kidding. if the weather went from east to west i'd send ya heaps and heaps of rain. it falls at least once every week or two here, even in summer. feel free to come over for a holiday if you cant take the smoke any longer, eh. j.

haven't heard from her Gen but know from personal experience (and visit) that her house is on the top part of Tassie over towards the west - does that make sense?

Also I've been in contact with our go-karting family / fraternity in Bairnsdale which is about an hour from where the Gippsland fires are. All are okay and are thinking Bairnsdale should be fairly safe as it has quite a weird weather pattern there. Still keeping fingers crossed.

Dee in Oz

D> has anyone heard from Sally in Tasmania?

Heard on the news that seven, I think, Kiwi Firies were injured in Vic, Not heard how they are. I know my daughter won't be home for Christmas because of the fires,they are all getting a bit frayed around the edges. It is going to be a long hot Summer. Ruth Sydney "