All of Mike Gorman’s research into the Royal Commission submissions has now been consolidated into a single paper. Compelling reading!
Resource Guide to the Bushfire Royal Commission Submissions 2020
News Roundup 11th August
Great to see more indigenous burning taking place and people taking pride in what they are doing.
Koala lovers will find two good news stories.
These are two of a number of stories from around the state in this weeks roundup.
Bushfires lead to surge of interest in cultural burning
After the horrific summer of bushfires, there was a surge of interest in cultural burning, the way Indigenous Australians managed the land with fire for tens of thousands of years before colonisation. Now in the middle of winter, Indigenous groups around the country are doing what they can to reduce fuel loads and heal country, before summer comes around again.
Index to Royal Commission Submissions
Mike Gorman from the very effective team in Kangaroo Valley has compiled this index of all the submissions to the Royal Commission that relate to the firefighting response in NSW.
Andrew Constance says he fears another bad bushfire season
Andrew Constance has warned his own government has not done enough to protect NSW from another devastating firestorm.
“The community will not be interested in arguments between green and brown on this, they just want survival,” Mr Constance told The Daily Telegraph in an interview.
News Roundup August 4th
NSW Parliamentary Commitee recommends the establishment of a Rural Fire Service Volunteers Benevolent Fund, administered cooperatively by the NSW Rural Fire Service, the Volunteer Fire Fighters Association and the Rural Fire Service Association.
This is one of a number of interesting stories in this week’s News Roundup.
‘Fix the trucks’: Broken gear makes fireys fear next season
The Daily Telegraph reported that firefighters in one of the Australia’s most bushfire-prone areas have revealed how they were left facing seven major bushfire emergencies with broken equipment, barely enough food and without their main tanker.
Black Summer whitewash – a preview of Armageddon
An excellent article by Vic Jurskis calling for correct attribution of the causes of the Black Summer fires.
News Roundup July 28th
The Bushfire Royal Commission deadline for reporting has been extended by two months.
This is one of a number of stories from around the state in this week’s News Roundup.
News Roundup July 21st
Quite a varied lot of stories this week but my favourite was the one about the Cooma Monaro fire trucks. About Regional published a small gallery of some great archival pics.
And in case you missed the news, Rob Rogers appointment has been made permanent.