The March date is to allow for the completion of the new court facility at the William Cooper Justice Centre on Lonsdale Street, which has been established in order to accommodate all of the parties to the action and members of the public who may wish to attend.

CFA indicates that preparations for the trial are continuing.

For more information about the Kilmore East bushfire class action, as well as other civil proceedings relating to the 2009 bushfires, see Brigades Online or the CFA Intranet, click on ‘About CFA’, then ‘2009 Fires’, then ‘Ongoing Legal Actions’.