Bushfire Places of Last Resort

A Bushfire Place of Last Resort (previously known as a Neighbourhood Safer Place) is not a community fire refuge or emergency relief centre. Places of Last Resort are just that - places of last resort during the passage of a bushfire and are intended to be used by persons whose primary bushfire plans have failed.

Bushfire Places of Last Resort are places of relative safety only. They do not guarantee the survival of those who assemble there – you may be exposed to smoke, heat and ember attack at a Bushfire Place of Last Resort. There may also be serious risks to safety encountered in travelling to Bushfire Places of Last Resort during a bushfire.

Depending on the position and direction of a bushfire, a designated Bushfire Place of Last Resort may not be safer than other locations within the area. 

These are the following designated places of last resort within Murrindindi Shire:

Town	Address
Alexandra	Leckie Park Cricket Oval, Vickery Street
Eildon	Basketball Court, Corner Main Street and Centre Avenue
Flowerdale	Flowerdale Hall, Whittlesea-Yea Road
Kinglake West	Recreation Reserve, Corner Whittlesea-Kinglake Road and Recreation Road
Marysville	Community Centre, Falls Road
Thornton	Recreation Reserve, Taggerty-Thornton Road
Yarck	Recreation Reserve, Yarck Road
Yea	Railway Park, Station Street

If you would like to nominate a site for a Bushfire Place of Last Resort in your neighbourhood, please contact your local CFA brigade.