We wait until next week for the outcome of the Celeste Barber case in the NSW Supreme Court to determine what will happen with the $51 million raised for the RFS.
We also sadly report on the death from Covid19 of the french Mayor of Villiers-Bretonneaux who raised so much money for our bushfire victims.
Plus all the other news from around the state and more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A roundup of all the news around the regions …
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.
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….