{"id":92967,"date":"2023-02-17T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T23:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=92967"},"modified":"2023-02-17T10:58:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T23:58:45","slug":"ash-wedenesday-photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/ash-wednesday\/ash-wedenesday-photo-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Ash Wednesday Photo Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February 16 this year will mark the 40th anniversary of the Ash Wednesday bushfires that devastated the landscape not only close to home here but also across Victoria and South Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Read all the firsthand experiences here &gt;&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/ash-wednesday\/\">Remembering Ash Wednesday<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ys25bY17PWE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The fires on that one day were just part of the destructive 1982-1983 fire season, but the Ash Wednesday blazes have burnt their way into our collective memory and their legacy can still be seen today.<\/p>\n<p>In the Otways, the fires killed three people and thousands of livestock, ruined several coastal communities, and burnt out tens of thousands of hectares of forest.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the incredible images from Ash Wednesday 1983.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-93062\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/09.02.2023_13.33.24_REC.png?_t=1675910025\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/09.02.2023_13.33.24_REC.png 1359w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/09.02.2023_13.33.24_REC-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/09.02.2023_13.33.24_REC-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/09.02.2023_13.33.24_REC-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/09.02.2023_13.33.24_REC-132x94.png 132w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A burnt metals dump in bush behind Urquharts Bluff. Photos: RITCHIE FAMILY COLLECTION<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AshWednesdayCoastalL_09496.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"423\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Moggs Creek the day after Ash Wednesday. Photo: RITCHIE FAMILY COLLECTION<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AshWednesdayBurningP_09460.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"424\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A burning power pole behind Fairhaven looking south-west the morning after fire. Photos: RITCHIE FAMILY COLLECTION<\/p>\n<!-- \/21676607203\/SCT_Leaderboard_2 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561360708054-0'>\r\n<script>\r\ngoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561360708054-0'); });\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AireysBushfireafterm_09579.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"424\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking across Painkalac Creek in Aireys Inlet. Photos: RITCHIE FAMILY COLLECTION<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/IMG_1596_09575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking across to Painkalac Creek and Fairhaven 40 years after the fires. Photo: TIM LAMACRAFT<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AsheWednesdaylooking_09566.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"423\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking from Ridge Road Fairhaven towards Eastern View.<\/p>\n<!-- \/21676607203\/SCT_Leaderboard_3 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561361485726-0'>\r\n<script>\r\ngoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561361485726-0'); });\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AshWednesdayAireysIn_09513.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"423\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Blown bottles at the Aireys Pub.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AshWednesdaySouthern_09530.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"423\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An Eastern View home that withstood the fires.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/43_69101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the foreshore at Lorne as the fire burns through North Lorne. Photo: TIM FITZGERALD<\/p>\n<!-- \/21676607203\/SCT_Leaderboard_4 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1664948062234-0' style='min-width: 728px; min-height: 90px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1664948062234-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/38_69180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo: TIM FITZGERALD<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/39_69127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"393\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the water at Lorne. Photo: TIM FITZGERALD<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/40_69103.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"395\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Onlookers at Lorne watch as the fire heads up the coast towards Fairhaven. Photo: TIM FITZGERALD<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/41_69194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"393\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Much of Lorne had evacuated to the foreshore below Mountjoy Parade. Photo: TIM FITZGERALD<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/42_69204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"393\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo: TIM FITZGERALD<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/31_78890.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"403\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The top shop in Aireys Inlet was a surprise survivor of the fires. Photo: TIM FITZGERALD<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/IMG_1617_78882.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Aireys Inlet top shop. Photo: TIM LAMACRAFT<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AireysBushfireafterm_90126.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"607\" height=\"429\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Days after the fire on Boundary Road behind Fairhaven. Photos: RITCHIE FAMILY COLLECTION<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/42EagleRockPdeonSand_90139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"423\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sandy Gully on Eagle Rock Parade in Aireys Inlet. Photos: RITCHIE FAMILY COLLECTION<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Aireys42EagleRockPde_14096.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"607\" height=\"859\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stephen Ritchie on the stumps of the family home on Eagle Rock Parade. Photos: RITCHIE FAMILY COLLECTION<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Aireys42EagleRockPde_14081.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"423\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alastair Ritchie by a burnt caravan at the family home in Aireys Inlet. Photo: RITCHIE FAMILY COLLECTION<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Aireys42EagleRockPde_14116.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Frank Ritchie clearing debris at the family home. Photo: RITCHIE FAMILY COLLECTION<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Aireys42EagleRockPde_14188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"851\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Aireys42EagleRockPde_14157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo: RITCHIE FAMILY COLLECTION<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Aireys42EagleRockPde_14117.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Frank Ritchies surveying the aftermath of the fires. Photo: RITCHIE FAMILY COLLECTION<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Aireys42EagleRockPde_14150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"424\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Aireys42EagleRockPde_14129.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"425\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Aireys42EagleRockPde_14112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Frank Ritchie. Photo: RITCHIE FAMILY COLLECTION<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Aireys42EagleRockPde_14100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"423\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Aireys42EagleRockPde_14115.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"846\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Frank Ritchie the day after the fires in Aireys. Photo: RITCHIE FAMILY COLLECTION<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AshWednesdayJimCairn_39626.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The house of former deputy Prime Minister Jim Cairns between Moggs Creek and Fairhaven. Photo: RITCHIE FAMILY COLLECTION<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/2_63059.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"464\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photos: TIM FITZGERALD<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/6_63093.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photos: TIM FITZGERALD<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/4_63122.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photos: TIM FITZGERALD<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/5_63074.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photos: TIM FITZGERALD<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/WilkinStAnglesea_87269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"457\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A burnt out home on Wilkins Street, Anglesea. Photo: ANGLESEA &amp; DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Lighthouse_87292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"424\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fire burns near the Aireys lighthouse. Photo: ANGLESEA &amp; DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Aireysinletpoliceroa_87299.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"487\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aireys Inlet police roadblock. Photo: ANGLESEA &amp; DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/GORansODonogue_87257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"482\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A police roadblock at Odonohue Road in Anglesea prevented drivers heading towards Aireys Inlet. Photo: ANGLESEA &amp; DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/DisasterplanareaAngl_87328.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"453\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An disaster plan area in Anglesea. Photo: ANGLESEA &amp; DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/18_35603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"393\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CFA brigades at Spout Creek watch as the fire raced over Devil&#8217;s Elbow toward Aireys Inlet. Photo: TIM FITZGERALD<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/IMG_1585_35564.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"401\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/26_98729.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo: TIM FITZGERALD<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/25_98733.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Members of the St Leonards brigade watch as the fire races toward them. 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