Entry 6 - 16th February 1983

The fires spread across the Otway Ranges, Adelaide Hills to the east of Melbourne and down along the Great Ocean Road. 8 areas in Victoria were considered severely affected by the fires, these places were:  Cudgee, East Trentham, Otway, Belgrave Heights, Cockatoo, Monivae, Branxholme and Warburton. In total 75 people in both South Australia and Victoria were killed and 2,894 buildings/homes were lost.