As Australia remembers the 3rd anniversary of Black Saturday today - Eltham Library will present Kinglake 350 author Adrian Hyland in conversation with Arnold Zable on Tuesday 14 February at 7.00pm Kinglake 350 is a very readable story of what took place in the Kinglake community on Black Saturday through the eyes of local policeman Roger Wood. If you want to know what actually happened . . . more »

New item added to local history collection at Mill Park Library. Photos in a bowl: stories from Kinglake stories from Kinglake before and after the disastrous fires of Black Saturday, February 7 2009 edited by Vivein Achia. . . . more »

Over a year later images of Black Saturday still have an impact. Visit Black Saturday : photos from St Andrews to view photos. A huge Bushfires collection on Flickr has a lot to explore. A media release from the State Government today announces communities will share in more funding from the Bushfire Appeal Fund. Projects that have been approved includes one out of Whittlesea with . . . more »

An exhibition of 47 photos of the 2009 bushfires in Stathewen and St Andrews taken by firefighters and witnesses is being held at Bridges Restuarant and Nursery in Hurstbridge until Sunday February 28. Many of the photographs were used in the book Footsteps in the Ash . . . more »

A year following the tragedy of Black Saturday, stories are being preserved for prosperity. The following books have been published Burn: the epic story of bushfire in Australia by Paul Collins has been re-published with an introduction on the Black Saturday fires. The first edition is available via Google Books A Day like no other: Black Saturday on the Kinglake Ranges by David A Johns . . . more »