Xeney, i'm sorry to hear your loved ones are in the area I can imagine the stress they'll be under at the moment and hope the fires are under control before it warms up again next week.

I don't know if they''ve told you about local papers but www.heraldsun.com.au is a good bet.

One of the owners of my fave cafe received some bad news regarding the fires. His brother in law's family were killed in one of the fires. The owners are from Melbourne and since it's dear to thier hearts they're holding a fundraiser in a couple of weeks.