Still standing tall and proud amidst the regeneration of the surrounding bushland after the 2009 Black Saturday fires.

Black Saturday bushfires.
On 7 February 2009, a bushfire destroyed most of the town, including the primary school,police station, The Cumberland, and almost all of its houses.
Residents able to leave the town just prior to the fire were directed to a temporary relief centre at Alexandra High School. Others sheltered overnight in Gallipoli Park before being evacuated to Alexandra.
The entire town was declared a crime scene and was effectively closed off while Victorian and Federal police recovered bodies and conducted investigations. It was reopened to the public on 23 March.
In February 2014 a class action trial against electricity company SP AusNet was due to begin in the Victorian Supreme Court. It was alleged that the fire was caused by a "break in an electrical conductor on a power pole near the Murrindindi Saw Mill." An A$300 million settlement was announced before the trial began.
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