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The tree was planted to commemorate the first anniversary of the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009.
The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of bushfires that ignited or were burning across the state of Victoria on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009. The fires occurred during extreme bushfire-weather conditions and resulted in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire;173 people died and 414 were injured as a result of the fires.
As many as 400 individual fires were recorded on 7 February. Following the events of 7 February 2009 and its aftermath, that day has become widely referred to as Black Saturday.
Location
| Address: | 9 Aitken Street, Lions Park Reserve, Gisborne, 3437 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.484761 Long: 144.591914 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Tree |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Fire |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 07-February-2009 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 07-February-2009 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 7th February, 2010 |
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Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
