Dozens of properties including some owned by firefighters and local councillors destroyed in fire that ripped through Victorian town Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Peter Suelzle holds up the brass house numbers that were once attached to the gate post of his home on Coolstore Road in Harcourt. The post has been incinerated by the fire that ripped through the Victorian town the night before, but miraculously the home he shares with his mother and his wife, Lynne, still stands. All around the house, right up to the brick perimeter, the bushes and trees he planted are still smoking. The sheds are buckled, their contents reduced to toxic rubble. Continue reading...
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Lynne and Peter return to find their house still standing but others left devastated after Harcourt bushfire
A bushfire devastated the Victorian town of Harcourt, destroying dozens of properties. Among those affected were firefighters and local councillors.
Jenny Valentish and Tory ShepherdThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-01-10 · 05:59 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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A bushfire devastated the Victorian town of Harcourt, destroying dozens of properties. Among those affected were firefighters and local councillors. Lynne and Peter Suelzle returned to their Harcourt home on Coolstore Road to find it miraculously still standing, although the surrounding landscape was charred and outbuildings were destroyed. While their house survived, many others in the town were not so fortunate, highlighting the fire's destructive impact on the community. The cause of the fire and the exact date it occurred are not specified in this excerpt.
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Peter Suelzle and Lynne returned to find their house still standing.
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Sheds on Peter and Lynne's property are buckled and their contents reduced to toxic rubble.
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The fire ripped through the Victorian town the night before.
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Dozens of properties were destroyed in the Harcourt bushfire.
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Some properties destroyed belonged to firefighters and local councillors.
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