Communities around Victoria have gathered together today to remember Australia's deadliest fires, as tight-knit communities commemorate a decade since the devastation.
Numerous commemorative events across Victoria will pay tribute to the 173 people who lost their lives on February 7 in 2009.
The fires also left 400 people injured, destroyed more than 2,000 properties and displaced 7,500 people.
Here is a look at some of the powerful images that emerged 10 years ago:
Bunyip Sate Forest bushfires near the townbship of Tonimbuk, Saturday, Feb.07, 2009. Source: AAP
Property destroyed by fires north east of Melbourne, Australia Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Source: AAP
Local CFA firefighter David Tree shares his water with an injured Australian Koala at Mirboo North after wildfires swept through the region in 2009. Source: Mark Pardew
Firefighters fill their truck with water from a dam north east of Melbourne in an attempt to stop the impact of the inferno. Source: AAP
One wall stands above the rubble of a destroyed church at Kinglake northeast of Melbourne on Sunday, 8 February 2009. Source: AAP
