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Moving from Category:2000s in Victoria (state) to Category:2006 in Victoria (state) using Cat-a-lot

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{{Short description|2006 bushfire in Victoria, Australia}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=January 2020}}

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| title = Mount Lubra bushfire
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| location = [[Grampians National Park|The Grampians]] in, [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia
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| area = {{convert|184000|ha}}
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| cause = [[dry lightning|Lightning]] strike
| landuse = [[National park]]; rural land
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The '''Mount Lubra bushfire''', also called the '''Mount Warrinaburb bushfire''', was a [[Bushfires in Australia|bushfire]], started by a [[dry lightning|lightning]] strike, that burnt approximately {{convert|184000|ha}} from late on 19 January 2006 until mid-February 2006 near [[Grampians National Park|The Grampians]] in, [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia.

The fire burned, in difficult terrain, throughout 20–21 January without any serious impact. On 22 January, hot and dry conditions that had persisted for several days worsened. The fire spread rapidly in a southerly direction towards [[Dunkeld, Victoria|Dunkeld]], south of Grampians National Park. The fire front reached the outskirts of [[Willaura, Victoria|Willaura]] (south-west of [[Ararat, Victoria|Ararat]]), before a strong but dry wind change took the fire back in the opposite direction. Winds of up to {{convert|120|km/h|mph}} sent the fire northward extremely quickly, impacting a number of small communities along the eastern side of The Grampians, including [[Mafeking, Victoria|Mafeking]], [[Moyston, Victoria|Moyston]], Barton, Jallukar and [[Pomonal, Victoria|Pomonal]]. A man and his son died between Moyston and Pomonal when they were caught up in the fire.<ref name=courier>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/bushfire-deaths-inquest-begins/241077.aspx|title=Bushfire deaths inquest begins|date=29 August 2007|work=[[The Courier (Ballarat)|The Courier]]|location=Ballarat, Victoria|accessdate=}}</ref> The fire was eventually controlled approximately two weeks later, having burned nearly 47% of the [[Grampians National Park]], as well as a significant amount of private property, a total of {{convert|184000|ha}}. Approximately 25 homes were destroyed, mostly to the west of Moyston and around Pomonal. Over 50 sheds and outbuildings, {{convert|1500|km}} of fencing, as well as 62,000 head of sheep and 500 head of cattle were lost to the blaze.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Rain-reduces-Victoria-bushfire-threat/2006/01/29/1138469595226.html |title=Rain reduces Victoria bushfire threat|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=2006-01-29 |accessdate=2012-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/resources/03_2245.pdf|title=Annual Report: 2007-2008|date=2008|issn=1448-9090|work=Parks Victoria|publisher=Government of Victoria|page=26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622103447/http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/resources/03_2245.pdf |archive-date=22 June 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/CA256F310024B628/0/B1BBD3CCF40D0F80CA257130003FEF98/$File/Bushfire+Recovery+Taskforce+2006.pdf|title=2006 Report from the Ministerial Taskforce on Bushfire Recovery|work=Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development|publisher=Government of Victoria|date=13 March 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061012060529/http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/CA256F310024B628/0/B1BBD3CCF40D0F80CA257130003FEF98/$File/Bushfire+Recovery+Taskforce+2006.pdf |archive-date=12 October 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/01/29/1138469595149.html?from=rss |title=Rain eases bushfire fears|work=[[The Age]]|date=2006-01-29 |accessdate=2012-07-28}}</ref>

==See also==
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*[[2005-06 Australian bushfire season]]

==References==
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{{Bushfires in Australia}}
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[[Category:Bushfires in Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:2000s fires in Oceania]]
[[Category:2006 wildfires]]
[[Category:Grampians (region)]]
[[Category:2006 in Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:2006 disasters in Australia]]

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Mount Lubra bushfire - Revision history

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