Better bushfire evacuation planning is one of the lead stories on this weeks news roundup.
When people get trapped on roads while trying to evacuate there is real potential for catastrophe.
News Roundup May 12
NSW Bushfire Enquiry: Signing Off on This Years Scapegoat
Roger Underwood opined in Quadrant Online that the outcomes from the NSW Bushfire Enquiry could be expected to be delivered on true “Yes Minister” lines.
We shouldn’t expect the NSW Enquiry to seriously criticise the performance of its own government. The Royal Commission may produice a better result.
Celeste Barber’s Cash Goes to the Supreme Court
Deborah Cornwall reported in the Australian on May 6th that the fate of the $53 million raised by Celeste Berber at the bushfire relief concert at the ANZ Stadium was headed to the Supreme Court.
Let’s have all your stories for the next magazine
The Winter 2020 Edition of the Volunteer Fire Fighter is about to hit the presses and we need all your stories and photographs a.s.a.p. please and definitely before the deadline of Friday 2nd June.
News Roundup May 5
A news roundup from across the country for the last week. The failure to distribute half of the bushfire appeal funds is the headline story.
Bushfire Bunkers a Royal Commission Hot Potato
Craig Lapsley succeeded in getting formal safety standards for fire bunkers implemented in Victoria over a decade ago. In NSW the RFS remain ‘dead against them’ according to this informative Sydney Morning Herald article.
News Roundup April 28
A roundup of all the news around the regions …
AMTA Submission to the Royal Commission
Maintaing the integrity of our telecommunications infrastructure during bushfires is critical. It is therefore encouraging to see the telecommunications industry working together to document their experiences during this summers fires and present their findings to the Royal Commission.
FLIR K1 Situational Awareness Camera’s for 25 Brigades
There were some very creative reasons how Brigades might use their new FLIR K1 Situational Awareness Cameras.
Based upon the applications, the VFFA has selected 25 Brigades as recipients of the new FLIR K1 Situational Awareness Cameras.
The successful Brigades are….
Nightlife: Australia’s Pyrocene future
Were our recent bushfires the equivalent of an ice age? What does this mean for Australia and the rest of the world? Will the after-effects have a prolonged impact on our future?
Nightline’s Philip Clark in conversation with Stephen Pyne, Emeritus Professor at Arizona State University, specializing in environmental history, the history of exploration, and especially the history of fire. Also the author of Burning Bush: A Fire History of Australia.