On Saturday 7 February 2009, bushfires overcame several areas of Victoria resulting in the nation's worst natural disaster for more than a century - both financially and through loss of life. These images from the Landsat 5 satellite show the areas affected in south-east Victoria 10 days after the fires, and the same areas one year before.
All images © Geoscience Australia 2009.
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In the days following the main surge of the bushfires, Geoscience Australia acquired Landsat 7 and Landsat 5 imagery showing Beechworth, Kinglake and Marysville: some of the worst affected areas. Both images below can be expanded for download.
Landsat 5 satellite image, 11am Tuesday 10 February 2009.
SE of Beechworth, East of Myrtleford, and NW of Tawonga
and Mount Beauty.
© Geoscience Australia 2009
Landsat 7 satellite image, 11am Monday 9 February 2009.
The dark area on the left covers Kinglake, Glenburn, Flowerdale,
Wandong and Clonbinane.
The dark area on the right covers Taggerty, Buxton and Marysville, with
Lake Eildon in the top right-hand corner.
Smoke can be seen from active fires.
© Geoscience Australia 2009