Peats Ridge aglow (bushfire)

Couldn't get any closer, this was enough to see. Lucky no lives have been lost in this fire only about 300 hectares of bush (it was arson!). This is only about 15-20 mins from my house.

Unlike Victoria and the utter devastation there -over 135 dead and the hospitals overflowing. Donations would be really welcome at the Red Cross about now, either $ or blood or plasma.

There's a secure online donation thingy at the Australian Red Cross here;
www.redcross.org.au/default.asp