Speaking Up and Facing Opposition For the past five and a half years, I and several others have consistently urged the Rural Fire Service (RFS) to investigate what we believe to be criminal actions related to the alteration of the
(an unofficial court held by a group of people in order to try someone regarded, especially without good evidence, as guilty of a crime or misdemeanour:) I recently came across an article on the VFFA Facebook page that discussed the
John O’Donnell 24 June 2025 The author considers that current fire management approaches across SE Australia landscapes are failing and, in many cases, have failed. The current state and federal fire interval approaches focus on individual species, a large number
Situated between the mega tourist towns of Echuca-Moama and Deniliquin, the club is small in size but prides itself on being a friendly family country club where you get value for money, whether dining in the Bistro, having a cool
You may have read of late, the goings on within a major Australian Media Organisation regarding Bullying, Harassment, Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct. Last Thursday, the findings of an external investigation into those claims initiated by that Media Organisation’s Board, were
John O’Donnell Assessment of fire management across south east Australia, including concerns, consequences, costs and opportunities Introduction Across Australia the 2019/ 20 bushfires burnt 18.74 million hectares across Australia, much of the areas at high intensity, 34 were lives lost
At this point in time and until the NSW RFS can confirm resolution of an element of great concern, we have discovered that RFS Volunteers are Not covered by iCare should they be involved in an Injury/Accident while attending any
Opinion piece John O’Donnell 14 August 2024 It is the author’s belief that South East Australia continues to be not adequately prepared for upcoming bushfires and to be frank we as a society have learnt very little following 2019/20 and
The 2024 AGM and Ordinary Meeting will be held at the Murrumbateman Country Inn on Saturday, 3rd August 2024 at 10 am. Members and Associate Members are invited to attend.
Opinion Piece John O’Donnell 15 May 2024 Increasing cost of living and rising insurance costs for businesses and homeowners in Australia. It’s time for dramatically increased disaster mitigation action Opinion Piece John O’Donnell 15 May 2024 Introduction Increased costs of