Vic High Country....so disappointed

Wait and see.
But it does not look good for many months to come.

I was meant to go down there for 2 weeks as well.
But won't be going now as I fractured my leg.

Just saw on TV that Craig's Hut has gone :(

How about brindabella ranges or geehi

Check out 2 of my photos I have just down loaded on my members rig and profile. This was sunset 2 days in a row. Regards Steve M

Looks like there are a few of us on this site ;-)

We have already called off our trip.
A lot of the area has been burn't out if you have a look at the links on 4WD Vic.

With these sort of fires, the biggest thing that kills the community is lack of income from tourists. Come and spend you money locally.

Come anyway and drop into a few farms along the way and learn how to do a bit of fencing and helping out. I'm sure there would hardly be a farmer out there that would knock back some "free" labour for the ability of you to be able to pitch a tent on their paddocks and give the kids a "Farm Stay" holiday.

A good place to go for updates on the Victorian High country fires is www.cfa.vic.gov.au

And here is a map of where the fire has been so far.

http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/incidents/images/news_image/web_sentinel_map_20061211_1200_11775.pdf

hopefully the link works, if not it is on the CFA website

We were up there 3 weeks ago with some other EO members and some locals at Mansfield were predicting then that the area would be closed due to the dry conditions and the possibility of fires. I think it could become a real possibility now as a result of the fires and I pressume their desire to save whats left. A fire as a result of careless camping would have disasterous results on the 4WD community right now as well as the loss of more bush.

Hi Richard, we were looking at travelling to Lake Dartmouth but might find it a bit far from Adelaide.
Pyrenees or the Otways might be our best bet now

While I agree entirely with the idea of supporting these communities after the fires, please remember that the fires are still very much alive and growing.
The last thing emergency services, or the communities involved need is people driving into areas hoping to to find someone to help out.
Remember the staging areas are some distance back from the firegrounds so the emergency vehicle traffic needs the roads to be clear for some distance away. For instance, over the weekend Heyfield was the stage for Licola, Valencia Creek and Briagalong. CFA and locals were getting pretty annoyed by the amount of tourist traffic in the area.
The locals directly involved with their fires have gone to a lot of trouble to make sure they know who is in the area and where, so they can prioritise responses if required. They don't need extra people to consider.
Until the fires are beaten, the best thing everyone can do is make sure their own area is safe (so new emergencies don't crop up in new areas), thank our bosses for releasing CFA volunteers from work, and plan to follow up with support for these communities in the aftermath.
The communities above Heyfield are tremendously prepared, and if they do suffer losses when the monster comes out, it will not be through lack of effort and planning on their part. Hope for the best for them.
Tuck

sorry to hear we are in the same boat
we were leaving this sat for 3weeks starting at dogmans hut near tom groggin and this year going east across high plains
last year went west and south to dargo back up to hotham and out down buckland valley

Thanks for the info..................just soooo bleep off.
A few of you in the same boat!!!!
Hopefully rain will come and no more homes will be lost.

How long does it take for the wilderness to recover from such devastation?