A ban on open fires is in effect for much of the province and authorities are asking people to refrain from using fireworks ahead of the Fête nationale holiday on Wednesday. Source: Internet
$75,000 – National Philoptochos Emergency Fund – To the Archdiocese of Australia for the fires in Australia. Source: Internet
A big reason for the koalas' good health is now thought to be their diet which, due to the severity of the fires, is currently reliant on green shoots, known as epicormic growth. Source: Internet
About 5pm, CFA strike teams that had been sitting in wait for spot fires in the Ovens Valley were sent to put out a grassfire at Bandiana, on the outskirts of Wodonga. Source: Internet
A 79-year-old South Australian man was also charged with starting multiple grass and shrub fires as the nation welcomed in the new year. Source: Internet
A 16 y/o boy has been arrested, charged re 2 fires at the Gramps, Kincorth, Aberdeen. Source: Internet