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7 unusual facts about Black Saturday bushfires


Christine Nixon

Nixon was called to appear before the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission concerning her actions as Chief Commissioner during the Black Saturday bushfires on 7 February 2009.

Clunes railway station

Reg Evans who played the Station Master in this scene was killed in the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009.

Lockheed AP-3C Orion

In February 2009 an AP-3C Orion conducted flights over the state of Victoria in which it used its sophisticated cameras to map the damage and destruction caused by the Black Saturday bushfires and to search for survivors.

Pomaderris vacciniifolia

Factors in the decline of the species include browsing by feral deer, land clearing, and the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.

She's a Genius

It was also played live as part of their set at the Melbourne and Sydney Sound Relief concerts for the victims of the Black Saturday bushfires in March 2009.

Strike Team

Strike Team, a special unit of firefighters in South Australia's Country Fire Service, and Victoria's Country Fire Authority, in Victoria a Strike Team usually refers to a unit of five appliances used to fight large, campaign-sized wildfires such as those on Black Saturday.

Wandong railway station

Wandong station was damaged in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires with two bridges, 1200 railway sleepers and part of platform requiring repairs.


Great Victorian Rail Trail

On 29 April 2009, the Federal Government announced that it would contribute A$13.2 million from its community infrastructure program out of the estimated total cost of A$14.2 million needed for the completion of the trail as an economic stimulus and as part of the recovery effort in the wake of the 2009 Victorian bushfires.


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