1. Funding – The NSW Rural Fire Service budget for the next financial year is $361 million, which is an increase of 8.6 per cent – that is a $29 million increase on the previous year’s allocation in real terms.
2. Relocation of the RFS headquarters – Are you saying that it could be in Sydney or moved to regional New South Wales?
3. 10 50 Vegetation Clearing Entitlement Scheme
VFFA merchandise at never to be repeated prices
This is an excellent opportunity to grab a bargain. We are selling VFFA merchandise at ridiculously low prices.
Nature Conservation Council say the Recommendations of the Wambelong fire inquiry are misguided
This article explores what the NSW Nature Conservation Council had to say about the Recommendations of the Wambelong fire inquiry. You can have your say using the comments option. Sensible discussion and comments will be published.
Review of the 10/50 Vegetation Clearing Entitlement Scheme
The 10/50 vegetation clearing scheme allows people to clear certain vegetation near their homes to improve protection from bush fires. The scheme was introduced following the devastating 2013 NSW bush fires, including the fires which destroyed more than 200 homes
Firestick Ecology by Vic Jurskis
Aborigines came to Australia and burnt out most of the trees and bushes.
The megafauna starved whilst eucalypts, herbs, grasses and mesofauna flourished.
The ancient culture survived an ice age, global warming and hugely rising seas, forging economies in woodlands and deserts.
Europeans doused the firestick, woodlands turned to scrub, mesofauna perished, megafires and tree-eaters irrupted.
Foresters rekindled the firestick and greens stole it.
Megafires and declines are back with a vengeance whilst ecologists dream-up reasons not to burn.
Ecological history shows that we must apply the firestick frequently, willingly and skillfully to restore a healthy, safe environment and economy.
Government must act on NSW Upper House inquiry recommendations
NSW Farmers resolved to support the adoption of all 29 recommendations from the NSW Upper House inquiry into the January 2013 fires at Wambelong.
Listening to NSW Farmers
NSW Farmers have published a series of media releases and we are very keen to help them distribute their message far and wide.
Beating bushfires: Who’s right – The RFS, conservationists, farmers, politicians or firefighters?
Who’s right – The RFS, conservationists, farmers, politicians or firefighters?
Decide carefully. If you live in the Blue Mountains or bushfire-prone country, your home could literally depend on it.
Are we spending enough on our fire trails?
At a recent Group Captains meeting, the topic of fire trail maintenance was heavily discussed.
The general consensus was that we used to achieve a whole lot more fire trail maintenance than we do now.
Firies Walk for Life
Mick Gillis and fellow NSW RFS Fire Fighter, Jeff Jackson are fundraising to support Cancer Council NSW on their mission to defeat cancer.