A new Mobile Library was launched in January 2006. This state-of-the-art vehicle is one of the biggest in Australia and also one of the busiest. It transports about 10,500 items. The vehicle's features included three public access PCs with Internet access via a roof-mounted satellite dish. It also has space for activities such as children's story times. The mobile attends local festivals and events and has the ability to operate independently with its own generator. The attractive graphics on the vehicle featured local faces. Following the devastation of the Black Saturday fires in 2009, the mobile resumed service to the fire affected Shires of Nillumbik and Whittlesea as soon as the roads were reopened. The mobile library provided a touch of normality for the residents contributing to the initial recovery.