Mmm, fresh milk! :D Maybe a live-in cow isn't such a bad idea. ;)

We've been fine with the fires :) They've been going on since October -- in November there was one nearby that I was worried about, but that was contained and has since vanished. Most of the fires are down south, very far away from me. I'm just over 1000km away from one of the larger ones.

It is pretty scary though. We do have the occasional grass-fire pop up at the moment but they are quickly contained, and the very dry weather doesn't help.

I check the online fire map every couple of days just to see what's going on and if any more have sprouted nearby, but luckily Queensland is pretty unscathed.