Opinion piece John O’Donnell 14 August 2024 It is the author’s belief that South East Australia continues to be not adequately prepared for upcoming bushfires and to be frank we as a society have learnt very little following 2019/20 and
The 2024 AGM and Ordinary Meeting will be held at the Murrumbateman Country Inn on Saturday, 3rd August 2024 at 10 am. Members and Associate Members are invited to attend.
Opinion Piece John O’Donnell 15 May 2024 Increasing cost of living and rising insurance costs for businesses and homeowners in Australia. It’s time for dramatically increased disaster mitigation action Opinion Piece John O’Donnell 15 May 2024 Introduction Increased costs of
John O’Donnell A review of bushfire disasters and forest fire intervals for planned burns and bushfires in South Eastern Australia has been prepared by John O’Donnell and is attached. The author considers that the review is an essential component of
John O’Donnell As outlined in NC State University (2022) Prescribed Burn Associations, 7 January: A Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) is a group of landowners and other interested citizens that form a partnership to conduct prescribed burns. Association members pool their
February 09, 2024 – 6:26PM Sky News host Steve Price has slammed activists using the 15th anniversary of the Black Saturday bushfire disaster to promote renewable energy, calling it a “pathetic insult” to the victims of the tragedy. A group
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/in-2021-this-cancer-charity-passed-on-just-9-per-cent-of-donations-directly-to-hospitals-and-families-20240122-p5ez54.html By Max Maddison January 27, 2024 — 5.00am A charitable foundation that claims “100% of all donations” go towards supporting children with cancer and their families passed on just 23 per cent of the $56 million in contributions over
After some thoughtful consideration and speaking with members this case paralells a volunteer case early 2023. That case was openly put out on a blog as well as other cases when volunteers have appeared in court. The point of republishing
Opinion Piece John O’Donnell – January 2024 Increased costs of living is a very big issue across Australia and continues to increase. A key ABS document provides valuable information in regards to increasing Living Cost Indexes (LCI) and CPI: https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/living-costs-rising-fastest-employee-households#:~:text=Living%20costs%20for%20employee%20households,Bureau%20of%20Statistics%20(ABS). Increasing
John O’Donnell The NSW Rural Fire Service 2022/2023 Annual Report is now on the web with the link below: https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/resources/publications/annual-reports The annual report notes there are a number of achievements. Hazard reduction burning and mechanical removal totalled 90,089 hectares for