It is less than an hour’s drive from the city. Haze envelops us as we drive along the Eastern Freeway towards Lilydale and Healesville. On any other day the misty morning would have heralded a fine autumn day. Driving into Lilydale, the countryside looks beautiful. But the smell of smoke belies the beauty and reminds … Continue reading black yarra valley
Author: maireaddoyle
one week on
One week on, nothing has changed really. One week on, I get on my scooter and ride to work. Same route, same traffic. Same sunshine, same temperature. I get in, make a coffee, log on. Tonight I will go home to our house and relax in the living room. I will watch something light on … Continue reading one week on
the fireground
We packed the catering truck with five hundred meals from two city hotels, and headed north out the Hume Highway into the country. It was almost nine o’clock. Darkness fell as we left the city lights and drove into the unknown. For a day and a half we had watched as fires tore through Victoria. … Continue reading the fireground
heatwave of the century…
... and I missed it all. Somehow I managed to leave Melbourne before it got above 25C, and landed again about an hour after the cool change. I say cool change: it went from 44.4C at 4.30pm, to 32.2C at 6.30pm. Not exactly cool, but welcome relief. Putting this into context, about 27 people died … Continue reading heatwave of the century…
Máiréad Doyle 