The Bunyip Ridge Fire has been active today and has spotted (the wind has blown embers which create spot fires) north and north west of the containment lines.
This morning we fitted sprinklers to the roof of the factory. I'm not sure whether they will save it in the even that the worst should happen, but I am happier knowing that they are there. Watching them dousing the roof of the factory with water was very satisfying.

I went down to Kooweerup this afternoon to feed my and Wolfgangs horses. On the way back I could see the fire in the hills and see the spots developing as I drove. As I drove, the radio announced that the threat had increased for this area. My wife is sitting on a hill the other side of the road blocks that have been put in place only a Km and a half from here. She is watching the fire and will inform us if it comes over the ridge and heads down the slope towards us. At this stage, we believe that the fire will still run north of us, but we will have to remain allert for embers and smoke coming off the flank of the fire.

Cheers, Hugh