Tag: Ash Wednesday

Reserve named in Mills’ honour

SE Voice -
ASouth East family has been honoured with the naming of a forest reserve to recognise the mark the Mills have made on the region’s...

Catastrophic fire memories shared

SE Voice -
Amotion was moved in State Parliament last week to recognise the 40th anniversary of the catastrophic Ash Wednesday fires which devastated the South East. The...

Crews in action

SE Voice -
It was business as-usual last week when volunteer firefighters gathered at the Millicent CFS station for their weekly training. It was 40 years to the...

Bushfire devastation recalled at memorial

Fred Smith -
The devastating bushfires across much of the South East region on Ash Wednesday 1983 were recalled by a gathering of 200 at a public...

Memories linger long after flames have gone

Ebony Raymond -
Next week will mark 40 years since the devastating Ash Wednesday bushfires swept across the region. More than 180 fires fanned by winds up to...

Bushfire memories remain

SE Voice -
The devastating bushfires across much of the South East region on Ash Wednesday 1983 are to be recalled at a public commemoration at Kalangadoo. The...

Ash Wednesday memories linger

SE Voice -
The devastating bushfires across much of the South East region on Ash Wednesday 1983 were still vividly in the mind of late Millicent resident...