Victorian bushfires 2015: Among the blackened trees of Benloch, white-hot anger hardens to cold fury

By Tom Cowie
Updated October 10 2015 - 1:08am, first published 12:33am
Steve Shirley at the home of Christian Stang, which was burnt out in Tuesday's fire. Mr Shirley had to pass on the bad news. Photo: Justin McManus
Steve Shirley at the home of Christian Stang, which was burnt out in Tuesday's fire. Mr Shirley had to pass on the bad news. Photo: Justin McManus
Local man James Almond pledged to run the road block at a community meeting in Lancefield.  Photo: Justin McManus
Local man James Almond pledged to run the road block at a community meeting in Lancefield. Photo: Justin McManus
A happy Verne Glenwright with partner Alicia Keenan and daughter Shea and horses. Their home and horses were very lucky to survive when the fire surrounded their property on Musk Gully Road. Photo: Justin McManus
A happy Verne Glenwright with partner Alicia Keenan and daughter Shea and horses. Their home and horses were very lucky to survive when the fire surrounded their property on Musk Gully Road. Photo: Justin McManus

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