Cobargo: Clean up finished on bushfire destroyed main street

2,800 destroyed properties in Cobargo have been cleared since Laing O’Rourke started the clean up in January this year. They’ve finished the job.

National Farmers’ Federation Submission to Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements

This excellent submission by the National Farmers Federation to the Royal Commission makes compelling reading.

Steve Warrington Resigns as Boss of the CFA

Country Fire Authority chief officer Steve Warrington resigned on Thursday night, hours after refusing to sign a special secondment agreement needed for the operation of the CFA from July 1.

News Roundup June 30

A touchning story about three koalas named after the american C130 crew that died just after trying to save their sanctuary.
One of a number of stories in this weeks news roundup.

News Roundup 23rd June

The ability for our infrastructure to remain operative during the bushfire season features in this weeks News Roundup. We’ve included a link to the AEMO Summer Report which details how close we were to losing our electricity network this summer. Lots of other stories from around the state.

What really happened when the RFS Hercules firefighting plane crashed?

The RFS has a number of questions that it will need to answer surrounding the loss of the C130 Hercules at Cooma in January. The Daily Telegraph has an indepth look at these.

Wildfire smoke worsens coronavirus risk, putting firefighters in extra danger

An interesting article on the direct link between exposure to wood smoke and the impact of coronavirus and other respiatory ailments.
Wildfire Today is an excellent source of news about wildfire activity in North America.

Two Bilpin Veterans Given a Lap of Honour

A Lap of Honour for two Bilpin RFS veterans.
Their combined service is 150 years!

VFFA Submissions to the Royal Commission

The VFFA submission to the Royal Commission and VFFA Vice President Brian WIlliams’ submission are both published in this story.

News Roundup 16th June

Commisioner Rogers explains how the backburns got away. This is just one of the news stories in our weekly news roundup.