Where you are

After a fire, most people want to know one thing: was this a “good fire” or a “bad fire” for my block?

A fire can’t be classified quite so easily, but we can get a sense of how challenging recovery might be for sensitive species by learning how that country has adapted to burn. Part 1 will help you work out what sort of country you have: your bioregion and geology, your vegetation type, and when your place burnt before this.

This will tell you how resilient your block likely is to fire and whether it was at a stage where its plants and animals were ready for it. This can help you work out whether any species will need extra help as the habitat renews.

Using the lookup tool

1. Find your block. Type your address into the search box at the top, or zoom the map and click your block. The tool outlines the property title you picked in white, and names your catchment management authority and local Landcare group. It covers the Wimmera catchment only, the dashed line on the map.
2. Add the rest of your place. If your property is more than one title, tick Add neighbouring titles and click the others. Clear selection starts again.
3. Read down Part 1. The sections are numbered to match this guide, 1.1 to 1.4. As you scroll, the map shades your block for the section you are reading. Click a row in any table to highlight that part of your block in yellow; click it again to clear it.
4. Print report. The button at the top of the tool puts the key findings for your block on a few pages you can print or save as a PDF. Take it to your Landcare group, or keep it with your property plan (Part 5).

Very large titles, such as a national park, are looked at as a 150-metre circle around where you clicked, to keep the tool quick.

Once you have found your block in the lookup tool, follow along through Part 1 of this guide, where we explain what the information in the lookup tool means for you.