GALLERY: 2014 Wimmera fires in pictures

By Wimmera Mail-Times Readers, Photographers
Updated January 17 2014 - 6:25pm, first published January 15 2014 - 6:41pm
FRIDAY: Smoke from the Grampians fires rolls over the Giant Koala at Dadswells Bridge. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
FRIDAY: Smoke from the Grampians fires rolls over the Giant Koala at Dadswells Bridge. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
FRIDAY: Twitter user @CourtPurdyBVB took this photo of a smoke-storm cloud looking west from Ararat on Friday.
FRIDAY: Twitter user @CourtPurdyBVB took this photo of a smoke-storm cloud looking west from Ararat on Friday.
FRIDAY: Twitter user @CourtPurdyBVB took this photo of a smoke-storm cloud looking west from Ararat about 2pm on Friday.
FRIDAY: Twitter user @CourtPurdyBVB took this photo of a smoke-storm cloud looking west from Ararat about 2pm on Friday.
FRIDAY: Samuel John Webb took this photo from Big Hill in Stawell.
FRIDAY: Samuel John Webb took this photo from Big Hill in Stawell.
FRIDAY: "Within 10 minutes an easterly wind change turned this fire into a monster." Marc Munday took these photos of the Black Ranges between Stawell and Ararat.
FRIDAY: "Within 10 minutes an easterly wind change turned this fire into a monster." Marc Munday took these photos of the Black Ranges between Stawell and Ararat.
FRIDAY: "Within 10 minutes an easterly wind change turned this fire into a monster." Marc Munday took these photos of the Black Ranges between Stawell and Ararat.
FRIDAY: "Within 10 minutes an easterly wind change turned this fire into a monster." Marc Munday took these photos of the Black Ranges between Stawell and Ararat.
THURSDAY: Tim Edgerton took these photos on Winfields Road next to the Toscana Olive Plantation.
THURSDAY: Tim Edgerton took these photos on Winfields Road next to the Toscana Olive Plantation.
THURSDAY: Tim Edgerton took these photos on Winfields Road next to the Toscana Olive Plantation.
THURSDAY: Tim Edgerton took these photos on Winfields Road next to the Toscana Olive Plantation.
THURSDAY: Megan Elliott captured these photos of the Grampians fire from Green Lake and Longerenong Road.
THURSDAY: Megan Elliott captured these photos of the Grampians fire from Green Lake and Longerenong Road.
THURSDAY: Megan Elliott captured these photos of the Grampians fire from Green Lake and Longerenong Road.
THURSDAY: Megan Elliott captured these photos of the Grampians fire from Green Lake and Longerenong Road.
THURSDAY: Jason Smith took this photo from Big Hill, Stawell.
THURSDAY: Jason Smith took this photo from Big Hill, Stawell.
THURSDAY: Jason Smith took this photo from Stawell.
THURSDAY: Jason Smith took this photo from Stawell.
THURSDAY: Leigh O'Connell took this photo at noon on Thursday.
THURSDAY: Leigh O'Connell took this photo at noon on Thursday.
THURSDAY: Leigh O'Connell took this photo at noon on Thursday.
THURSDAY: Leigh O'Connell took this photo at noon on Thursday.
THURSDAY: Mail-Times photographer Paul Carracher captured these scenes of the fires at Yaapeet.
THURSDAY: Mail-Times photographer Paul Carracher captured these scenes of the fires at Yaapeet.
THURSDAY: Journalist Emma D'Agostino caught Horsham man Jock Uebergang offering a possum a sip from his water bottle at Laharum.
THURSDAY: Journalist Emma D'Agostino caught Horsham man Jock Uebergang offering a possum a sip from his water bottle at Laharum.
THURSDAY: This photo by journalist Emma D'Agostino shows the smoke from the fires approaching Laharum on Thursday afternoon.
THURSDAY: This photo by journalist Emma D'Agostino shows the smoke from the fires approaching Laharum on Thursday afternoon.
THURSDAY: This photo by journalist Emma D'Agostino shows the smoke from the fires approaching Laharum on Thursday afternoon.
THURSDAY: This photo by journalist Emma D'Agostino shows the smoke from the fires approaching Laharum on Thursday afternoon.
THURSDAY: Jason Smith captured this photo at Big Hill at Stawell and shared it with @Wim_Mail_Times on Twitter.
THURSDAY: Jason Smith captured this photo at Big Hill at Stawell and shared it with @Wim_Mail_Times on Twitter.
THURSDAY: Mark Radford photographed these plumes of smoke from Vectis Hill at 1pm.
THURSDAY: Mark Radford photographed these plumes of smoke from Vectis Hill at 1pm.
THURSDAY: Mark Radford photographed these plumes of smoke from Vectis Hill at 1pm.
THURSDAY: Mark Radford photographed these plumes of smoke from Vectis Hill at 1pm.
THURSDAY: Mark Radford photographed these plumes of smoke from Vectis Hill at 1pm.
THURSDAY: Mark Radford photographed these plumes of smoke from Vectis Hill at 1pm.
THURSDAY: Emma Kelly caught this photo of a chopper carrying dam water from farm property at Bunjils Cave Road to fight the Black Range fire about 4.30pm.
THURSDAY: Emma Kelly caught this photo of a chopper carrying dam water from farm property at Bunjils Cave Road to fight the Black Range fire about 4.30pm.
THURSDAY: Mail-Times photographer Paul Carracher captured these scenes of the fires at Yaapeet.
THURSDAY: Mail-Times photographer Paul Carracher captured these scenes of the fires at Yaapeet.
THURSDAY: Ellie McDonald took this photo of the Grampians fires at Dadswells Bridge just before 1pm.
THURSDAY: Ellie McDonald took this photo of the Grampians fires at Dadswells Bridge just before 1pm.
THURSDAY: Mail-Times photographer Paul Carracher captured these scenes of the fires at Yaapeet.
THURSDAY: Mail-Times photographer Paul Carracher captured these scenes of the fires at Yaapeet.
THURSDAY: Mail-Times photographer Paul Carracher captured these scenes of the fires at Yaapeet.
THURSDAY: Mail-Times photographer Paul Carracher captured these scenes of the fires at Yaapeet.
THURSDAY: Mail-Times photographer Paul Carracher captured these scenes of the fires at Yaapeet.
THURSDAY: Mail-Times photographer Paul Carracher captured these scenes of the fires at Yaapeet.
THURSDAY: Mail-Times photographer Paul Carracher captured these scenes of the fires at Yaapeet.
THURSDAY: Mail-Times photographer Paul Carracher captured these scenes of the fires at Yaapeet.
THURSDAY: Mail-Times photographer Paul Carracher captured these scenes of the fires at Yaapeet.
THURSDAY: Mail-Times photographer Paul Carracher captured these scenes of the fires at Yaapeet.
THURSDAY: Mail-Times photographer Paul Carracher captured these scenes of the fires at Yaapeet.
THURSDAY: Mail-Times photographer Paul Carracher captured these scenes of the fires at Yaapeet.
WEDNESDAY: Brimpaen's Luke Dunn took this photograph of the Russell Fire in Wartook Valley.
WEDNESDAY: Brimpaen's Luke Dunn took this photograph of the Russell Fire in Wartook Valley.
WEDNESDAY: Brimpaen's Luke Dunn took this photograph of the Russell Fire in Wartook Valley.
WEDNESDAY: Brimpaen's Luke Dunn took this photograph of the Russell Fire in Wartook Valley.
WEDNESDAY: Brimpaen's Luke Dunn took this photograph of the Russell Fire in Wartook Valley.
WEDNESDAY: Brimpaen's Luke Dunn took this photograph of the Russell Fire in Wartook Valley.
WEDNESDAY: Brimpaen's Luke Dunn took this photograph of the Russell Fire in Wartook Valley.
WEDNESDAY: Brimpaen's Luke Dunn took this photograph of the Russell Fire in Wartook Valley.
WEDNESDAY: @rowdie1284 shared this action shot looking at the new tower at Natimuk Road, Horsham, on Instagram.
WEDNESDAY: @rowdie1284 shared this action shot looking at the new tower at Natimuk Road, Horsham, on Instagram.
WEDNESDAY: Mail-Times photographer Samantha Camarri captured the storm on its way on Wednesday afternoon.
WEDNESDAY: Mail-Times photographer Samantha Camarri captured the storm on its way on Wednesday afternoon.
WEDNESDAY: Mail-Times photographer Samantha Camarri captured the storm on its way on Wednesday afternoon.
WEDNESDAY: Mail-Times photographer Samantha Camarri captured the storm on its way on Wednesday afternoon.

AS THE Wimmera swelters in the 40s, fires are burning throughout the region.

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