Search in Marysville

More than 140 soldiers have arrived in the bushfire ravaged town of Marysville, as part of the Australian Defence Forces commitment to assist Victorian Government agencies with the bushfire crisis response.

85 members of the Search Task Force travelled from the Kinglake area this morning to undertake the search effort, working with Victoria Police.

The search teams
are conducting rapid infrastructure assessment of all properties in the Marysville area, with the information gathered then forwarded to the Victorian Government authorities to assist in state-wide damage assessment.

At the local
sports oval, a small tent city has been established to house Defence personnel from the Joint Task Force (JTF662) and other personnel from Victorian emergency response agencies.

The tents have
been
provided by Defence and were set up by a platoon from the 5th/6th Battalion, the Royal Victoria Regiment (5/6 RVR) and a second platoon of soldiers who have been conducting pre-deployment training at Puckapunyal, prior to operations in the Solomon Islands.

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