Impact by the numbers

Key information on the scale and impact of the January 2026 fires across Murrindindi Shire.

Fire impact map

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22 Impacted townships/locations

 Acheron   Alexandra   Cathkin   Caveat    Devils River    Dropmore 
 Fawcett 
  Ghin Ghin
  Gobur  Highlands   Kanumbra  Koriella
 Limestone 
  Maintaingoon 
  Merton  Molesworth   Murrindindi   Ruffy
 Terip Terip
  Thornton
  Whanregarwen   Yarck     

 

Structures and infrastructure:

  • 217 houses destroyed
  • 10 houses damaged
  • 520 sheds and other structures destroyed
  • 691 infrastructure and plant destroyed

Assets:

  • 451 km roads assessed
  • 87 km roadside tree works underway
  • 228 km tree assessments underway
  • 55 bridges impacted
  • 9 road bridges closed
  • 2 road bridges requiring full replacement
  • 7 road bridges requiring deck replacement
  • 3 road bridges requiring partial deck replacement (currently open)

Rail Trail

  • 27 pedestrian bridges closed on the rail trail (12 closed due to unsafe trees) 
  • 15 bridges impacted
  • 3 bridges requiring full replacement
  • 7 bridges have major damage
  • 5 bridges have minor damage

Council support:

  • 1,157 on-site private property assessments required
  • 1,250+ people supported through the bushfire information hubs

Agriculture and farming:

  • 7,796 total stock losses including:
    • 1,512 cattle
    • 5,608 sheep
    • 486 beehives
  • 4,861 km fencing (estimated cost of $121.5 million)
  • 561.4 hectares including apples, cherries, nuts, olives, grapes and more
  • 58,175 hectares feed and pasture lost:
    • 45,697 hectares grazing pasture
  • 18,730 tonnes hay and silage
  • 68 tonnes stored grain

Economy:

  • $3.47 million loss in January 2026 (spendmapp data)
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