National Farmers’ Federation Submission to Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements

This excellent submission by the National Farmers Federation to the Royal Commission makes compelling reading.

SteveWarrington Resigns as Boss of the CFA

Country Fire Authority chief officer Steve Warrington resigned on Thursday night, hours after refusing to sign a special secondment agreement needed for the operation of the CFA from July 1.

News Roundup June 30

A touchning story about three koalas named after the american C130 crew that died just after trying to save their sanctuary.
One of a number of stories in this weeks news roundup.

News Roundup 23rd June

The ability for our infrastructure to remain operative during the bushfire season features in this weeks News Roundup. We’ve included a link to the AEMO Summer Report which details how close we were to losing our electricity network this summer. Lots of other stories from around the state.

What really happened when the RFS Hercules firefighting plane crashed?

The RFS has a number of questions that it will need to answer surrounding the loss of the C130 Hercules at Cooma in January. The Daily Telegraph has an indepth look at these.

Wildfire smoke worsens coronavirus risk, putting firefighters in extra danger

An interesting article on the direct link between exposure to wood smoke and the impact of coronavirus and other respiatory ailments.
Wildfire Today is an excellent source of news about wildfire activity in North America.

News Roundup 16th June

Commisioner Rogers explains how the backburns got away. This is just one of the news stories in our weekly news roundup.

News Roundup June 2nd

The Rolls Royce was the bush fire bunker for a Quaama woman this summer.
This is one of the many stories in this weeks news roundup

RFS Volunteers need a Benevolent Fund

“Some of the $51 million that was raised through the actions of Celeste Barber and the generosity of the donors, should be directed to the Volunteers and Brigades who many people believed they were donating to” said Mr. Mick Holton VFFA President.

Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements – First Hearing Block closes today

An overview of the last two weeks of Royal Commisison hearings and links to transcripts and submissions.

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