This is a view of Melbourne as seen from the completely burnt-out area of Kinglake West.
Just thought I'd post this so you all knew why I haven't been around on the forum much.
I'm OK and my home is not under threat at the moment, but if the two big fires had joined up yesterday (like they were threatening to do, with only 18km between them) we would have had a ring of fire most of the way around Monbulk (where I work).
It's all rather chaotic here, as everybody knows someone who has been affected and most people have friends or family whom they are anxiously awaiting news from. Also, some of our doctors have been out doing emergency stuff in the disaster area so the rest of us have to work harder here at the clinic.
Will hopefully update more in the next couple of days, back to work now.
Aldona