2005–06 Australian bushfire season
# 2005–06 Australian bushfire season

A moderately extensive bushfire season, particularly in western Victoria where fires were most prominent, occurred in mid-late January 2006 as conditions persisted across the state.

## Timeline

### January 2006

Bushfires in Victoria were prominent in mid-late January 2006 as conditions permitted across the state. With the loss of 4 lives and 57 homes. On Australia Day, a CFA volunteer died in the Victorian fires. Arsonists were charged with lighting fires that spread through western Victoria in late January. Two people died in The Grampians when their car was overcome by the Mount Lubra bushfire.

Over the month a total of 500 fires were recorded in Victoria with 359 farm buildings destroyed, stock losses of 64,000 and 1,600 square kilometres (618 sq mi) of private and public land burned out.

## Fires of note

| State | Start date | Deaths | Injuries | Houses lost | Area (ha) | Local govt. | Impacted communities & destruction | Duration |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| VIC | 31 December 2005 | | 2 | 11 | 10,000 ha (25,000 acres) | Northern Grampians | Stawell Vineyards, orchards, flower farms and 68 non-residential structures destroyed 1,600 head of livestock perish | |
| NSW | 1 January 2006 | | 1 | 10 | 25,000 ha (62,000 acres) | Junee | Bethungra, Illabo & Junee 4 shearing sheds, many other non-residential structures and vehicles destroyed 21,000 head of livestock perish | 2 days |
| NSW | 1 January 2006 | 1 | | 3 | 4,500 ha (11,000 acres) | Gosford | Woy Woy, Umina Beach & Phegans Bay A St John's Ambulance volunteer suffers a heart attack and perishes 7 vehicles, 3 non-residential structures and a RFS station destroyed | 2 days |
| VIC | 19 January 2006 | 2 | | 40 | 130,000 ha (320,000 acres) | Northern Grampians | Moyston, Pornonal, Dunkeld, Mafeking, Willaura & Halls Gap Two civilians perish 73 non-residential structures and several dozen vehicles destroyed 65,000 head of livestock perish | 32 days |
| VIC | 22 January 2006 | | | 5 | 6,700 ha (17,000 acres) | Greater Geelong | Anakie A hall, 31 non-residential structures and 13 vehicles destroyed 1,000 head of livestock perish | |
| VIC | 23 January 2006 | 1 | 2 | | | Murrindindi | near Yea A CFA volunteer perishes Several non-residential structures destroyed | |
| VIC | 17 February 2006 | 1 | | | | Indigo | Barnawartha A CFA volunteer perishes | |
| VIC | 13 March 2006 | | | 6 | 3,100 ha (7,700 acres) | Pyrenees | Snake Valley, Scarsdale & Smythesdale 20 vehicles destroyed | 8 days |
