2003 Eastern Victorian alpine bushfires
- 2003 Eastern Victorian alpine bushfires
The Eastern Victorian alpine bushfires started with eighty seven fires that were started by lightning in the north east of Victoria on 8 January 2003. Eight of these fires were unable to be contained and joined together to form the largest fire in Victoria since the 1939 "Black Friday" bushfires [ [http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrenfoe.nsf/LinkView/E20ACF3A4A127CB04A25679300155B04358FFCDA5CA1F43FCA256DA6000942C9 Major Bushfires in Victoria] , Department of Sustainability and Environment, 2006] .
The main fire burnt over 13,000 km² over 59 days before it was contained. 41 homes were destroyed and over 9,000 livestock killed. Thousands of kilometres of fencing was also destroyed.
The areas affected include Mount Buffalo, Mount Bogong, Mount Feathertop, Bright, Dinner Plain, Benambra, Omeo.
ee also
*2003 Canberra bushfires
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