Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Vic Bushfire Update: Overdale burnt to the ground

I will be writing a few posts dedicated to the vic bushfires which are affecting many people at the moment. As a previous post of mine showed, I was given an appointment at Overdale a youth drug and alcohol rehab. Unfortunately it has been burnt to the ground. All clients and staff were evacuated and there were no injuries, which is a great outcome. The clients were relocated and the staff are being cared for by the great work of the manager there. Many houses and property have been impacted by these fires along with the tragedy of human loss it is a devestating time. Living in Bendigo, we have been directly involved with the statewide emergency services response, which has been a privilege. I will post an update soon.

2 comments:

  1. We were at overdale at the time of the fire. Got evacuation just before it hit. Very cautioc

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  2. Hi foxy,

    It was extremly chaotic from what I heard, great work by all involved though to get out safe. It is truly bizarre to see the photos of Overdale and its remains. Not long ago it was a busy rehab and now its ash. These fires have taken no prisoners and have destroyed so much.

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