Entry 5 - 16th February 1983

Chaos struck. Over a hundred fires started that day in the Otway ranges, burning down almost anything in its path. Since the drought had dried everything out, it made the leaves and trees easier to catch fire. Not only did the drought play a big role though, that landscape did as well. Since the ranges at Otway are steep, it aloud the fires to jump from one hill to the other without having to go into the valley. That, combined with the cold from heading inland made a match in hell.