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20-September-2016
20-September-2016

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The gazebo commemorates the Delburn fires of 2009 and was erected as a place of reflection for the community after the devastating bushfires.

The project involved the construction of a gazebo with seating, tables, landscaping, a memorial plaque and an electric barbecue.  The gazebo is located at the entrance to the reconstructed Grand Ridge Rail Trail which had been destroyed in the 2009 fires.

The 2008–09 Australian bushfire season was the Australian bushfire season that ran from late December 2008 to April/May 2009. Late on 29 January and into the following morning, the two fires at Delburn had joined, and were being fought by over 500 personnel; the fires had burnt 10 square kilometres in the area near Boolarra and Darlimurra, south of the city of Morwell.

By 30 January, the Delburn fire had spotted east towards Yinnar and Boolarra, and south towards Mirboo North. The Boolarra community was severely affected by the Delburn fire, which burned through 6,534 hectares of land and destroyed 44 houses.

Location

Address:Duke Street, Railway Park , Boolarra, 3870
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -38.378012
Long: 146.273692
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Structure
Monument Theme:Disaster
Sub-Theme:Fire
Designer:Chris Langridge
Link:http://www.rdv.vic.gov.au

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:February-2014
Front Inscription

The Boolarra Bushfire 
Memorial Gazebo

To commemorate the Delburn
Bushfires January 2009 

This project was jointly funded 
by the Victorian and the
Commonwealth Governments 
for the people of Boolarra

State Government Victoria
Australian Government

 

Source: MA, RDV
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