Kinglake was one of the main affected towns in the Black Saturday bushfires , with 38 people confirmed dead in Kinglake and Kinglake West , and more than 500 homes destroyed . Local resident and former GTV-9 newsreader Brian Naylor and his wife Moiree were confirmed to be amongst the dead . Not long after news reports had stated that the fire went through the whole town , Deputy Police Commissioner of Victoria Kieran Walshe revealed that six of the victims had been in the same car
Black Saturday bushfires
Black Saturday bushfires
Kinglake, Victoria