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But recovery after large-scale fires is a long process. The St Patrick’s Day fires of 2018 had a significant impact on communities across south west Victoria, particularly from an economic and social standpoint. They continue to recover, even today, as they rebuild their farms, stock and livelihoods. An investigation into Powercor's role in the St Patrick's Day fires in south-west Victoria finds the electricity provider failed to identify a termite-riddled power pole that caused one of the blazes. Jancourt residents Juli and Paul Dwyer said they only became aware of the St Patrick’s Day fires when they went outside to check for any wind damage and “saw a red glow in the sky over the hill behind us”, and quickly fled to Port Campbell. The Dwyers also likened this year’s blaze to the Ash Wednesday fires 35 years prior. Two years after fires ripped through south-west Victoria, works to rehabilitate the damaged landscape have been completed. The St Patrick's Day fires in March 2018 burned through more than Powercor has agreed to plead guilty to one charge relating to the St Patrick's Day fires that ravaged south-west Victoria in 2018. On St Patrick's Day 2018 CFA brigades in the state's south west were on high alert. St Patrick's Day fires five years on. Victoria; View PDF. The site of The Sisters fire. Credit: Christine Ansorge Electricity supplier PowerCor faces a class action over the St Patrick’s Day fires in south-west Victoria that destroyed 22 homes and St Patrick’s Day 2018: Large fires burnt through South West Victoria, destroying homes, sheds and thousands of hectares of farm land. Picture: Andy Rogers Bostocks Creek Fire Brigade member Betty Robilliard helped support her community by taking care of livestock from other farms while the fires were burning. More than 40,000 hectares were destroyed in fires at Gazette, Garvoc, Terang, Hawkesdale and Camperdown, and livestock losses surpassed 10,000 across more than 219 farms. High winds through Victoria’s southwest on March 17-18 led to five fire starts involving electricity distribution infrastructure assets. This resulted in four significant fires, collectively known as the St Patricks’ Day fires. Electricity provider Powercor agrees to pay victims of one of the 2018 St Patrick's Day fires in south-west Victoria following revelations of shortcomings in the energy provider's power pole On the 12 month anniversary of the devastating St Patrick’s Day fires in south west Victoria, the United Dairyfarmers of Victoria (UDV) is calling for urgent action to be taken. “Our farmers suffered, and continue to be reminded every day, of the devastating impacts of the St Patrick’s Day fires,” said Mr Paul Mumford, UDV President. Last year the festival occurred on the Sunday after St. Patrick’s Day. In 2024 the festival happens on St. Patrick’s Day, so on Sunday, March 17th. The St. Patrick’s Day Festival takes place along the three or so blocks of Government Street between Yates Street and Broughton Street in downtown Victoria. The activities run from 11:00 am When fires ripped across Brad and Jill Porter's dairy farm just after 9:00pm on St Patrick's Day they were on holiday in Tasmania. The pair got the last flight out of Hobart and arrived before dawn. Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade 2025 in Victoria. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2025 in Victoria with interesting events near you. From parades to pub crawls there is everything that you would want to celebrate this day in Victoria. Get ready for a fantastic time at the Thrifty Foods St. Patrick’s Day Festival, presented by CHEK! Join us on March 16th, 2025, on Government Street between Yates and Broughton for a lively celebration. Bring your friends and family to enjoy fun activities, lively entertainment, and a sprinkle of Irish luck! Don’t miss out on this festive experience! Two years on from the St Patrick's Day fires in south-west Victoria, farmers still have not received financial compensation for their losses. Key points: More than two years on from the devastating St Patrick's Day bushfires which burnt through 40,000 hectares of land in Victoria's south-west, landscape recovery works are now complete.
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