There was one surprising reason the bushfires of Ash Wednesday, 1983, were the worst in more than four decades. The focus of research around the phenomenon changed as a consequence.

30th anniversary of Ash Wednesday bushfires It's 30 years since Ash Wednesday, when 75 people lost their lives and more than 3000 homes were destroyed in bushfires.

On February 16, 1983, over 180 fires fanned by hot winds of up to 110 km/h caused widespread destruction across both Victoria and South Australia. The Ash Wednesday bushfires were Australia’s ...

Ash Wednesday bushfires: Victoria remembers the 1983 tragedy. Memories of Ash Wednesday are still seared in the memory of those who faced it, four decades on from the 1983 horror bushfires.

This was published 2 years ago. From the Archives, 1983: Ash Wednesday bushfires hit two States Victoria and South Australia declared a State of Emergency as devastating bushfires swept through ...

The devastating 1983 Ash Wednesday fires highlighted the need for improved inter-agency coordination, while the 2009 Black Saturday fires—considered the deadliest bushfire disaster in Australia ...

Communication technology may have come away since 1983, but it was a very 2020s tech glitch that recently brought Ash Wednesday back into focus for Mrs Parsons. “We’re near the Great Ocean ...

As the years march on, the memories remain strong for the thousands across southeastern Australia who found themselves in the line of fire on February 16, 1983.