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.
Index to Royal Commission Submissions
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.
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.
VFFA AGM and Ordinary Meeting – 8th Aug 2020
A VFFA Annual General Meeting is being held at the Friendly Inn, 159 Moss Vale Road, Kangaroo Valley NSW 2577 on Saturday 8th August 2020 between 10.00 a.m. and 11.00 a.m.
News Roundup July 14th
We start this weeks news with some fireworks from Paris. After all it is Bastille Day!
We look at backpackers helping BlazeAid, threatened wallabies surviving the fires, and examine the potential for further fire this coming summer. These and other stories from around the state are featured in our weekly news roundup.
News Roundup July 7th
This week the VFFA gives further evidence to the Royal Commission and we feature the story of Glen Alice RFS Captain Tim Frew and his crew who worked for 79 days straight on the Gospers Mountain Fire. Plus all the other news from around the traps.
Don’t Blame the Fires on Climate Change
An interesting video and series of newsletters examining the relationship between bushfires, climate change and fuel loads.