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Yarra Glen Bushfire MemorialPrint Page 
A glass and concrete sculptural triptych is the centerpiece of the memorial. The concrete-glass triptych projects the ferocity and awe inspiring force of the fire, the eerie stillness and emotional void after the fire passed and the first signs of regeneration which gives hope for a new start.
The 2009 Victorian Bushfires brought devastation and destruction on a scale never before experienced in modern Australia. The “Black Saturday” firestorm claimed a harrowing 173 lives, destroyed over 1,800 homes and burned more than 400,000 hectares of regional Victoria’s landscape.
Location
| Address: | Melba Highway, McKenzie Reserve, Yarra Glen, 3775 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.656324 Long: 145.374248 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Fire |
| Artist: | Ernest Fries |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Ernest Fries |
| Link: | http://www.rdv.vic.gov.au |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 25th November, 2013 |
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YARRA RANGES
7th OF FEBRUARY 2009
TEMPERATURE 47 ° C
IN THE AFTERNOON STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CARRIED EMBERS FROM THE KILMORE FIRE TO THE YARRA GLEN DISTRICT. BY 3.30pm SEVERAL FIRES HAD STARTED. A SOUTHERLY WIND CHANGE REDIRECTED THE FIRES, WHICH DEVELOPED INTO AN INFERNO. THIRTEEN LIVES WERE LOST, 340 DWELLINGS DESTROYED OR DAMAGED AND 48,289 HECTARES OF FOREST AND FARMLAND BURNT WITH COUNTLESS OUTBUILDINGS , LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE LOST. THREE DAYS OF HEROIC EFFORT BY THE EMERGENCY SERVICES AND MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY PREVENTED AN EVEN BIGGER CATASTROPHE.
