Bushfire Information

On 7^th February 2009, bushfires devastated our beautiful village of Marysville along with a large chunk of Victoria. We are all safe and miraculously Delderfield was spared, much to the efforts of Ian who stayed to defend, and a huge slab of good luck. We sustained major damage to Havelock when the large Messmate gum tree at the front of the property fell.  We also lost the garage to fire.  The gardens in the centre of the property are largely untouched but all the perimeter gardens are completely razed.

Our sadness is that we have lost many friends on this horrendous day and we grieve their loss.  All of our neighbours and friends lost their properties and or businesses. Just Delderfield is left, along with about 12 other buildings in the village.

Marysville will rise from the ashes and already, we are making plans for the future.  We hope everyone will remember Marysville as it was, but keep coming to help re-establish the new Marysville.  Without you we can’t do it.

Thank you to the hundreds of past guests and friends who have been concerned for our safety and who have offered help and good wishes. This outpouring of love has been incredibly humbling but very, very much appreciated.

We will email you all to keep you updated with our progress.  Our email and telephones work now if you would like to contact us.

We will also keep this web site up to date with progress.  As well as the image below, we have also posted some other pictures of what Delderfield looks like now, on our specials page.