By Vic Jurskis (Feature Photo and Video Link: You Tube - Helmreich Joinery) In autumn 1968, CSIRO and New South Wales Bushfire Council carried out only the second aerial hazard reduction burn in NSW, in Vacant Crown Land that is now…
Farmers in NSW are facing the worst drought in decades and our Government is doing nothing about it. The time for listening and touring is over. NSW Farmers have spoken - they want: Legislated drought assistance. Reinstate freight subsidies for…
A coronial inquiry into the Sir Ivan bushfire would be a welcome opportunity to distinguish the facts from the opinions, State Member for Dubbo Troy Grant said. The NSW Farmers Association passed a motion at their annual conference in Sydney…
We received a message from a reader of our electronic newsletter stating that we got it wrong... Hi Editor The entry under Private Fire Fighting Units says '...fire protection that was once provided by the state...'. I beg to differ...
The St Ivan fire razed an estimated 55,000 hectares of farming-land east of Dunedoo, destroying vital agricultural infrastructure like sheds, machinery, homes, over 5,500 kilometres of fencing and more than 5,000 head of sheep and cattle.
Charlie Massy trials fire stick methods in the Monaro. Indigenous burning utilising the plant's adaptations to fire throughout millions of years. "Some Indigenous people believe the die-back of certain populations of eucalypts on the Monaro and other regions has occurred…
