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Vic budget to address bushfires with new risk-management office and cultural burning strategy

Vic budget to address bushfires with new risk-management office and cultural burning strategy

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The Victorian government will spend $517 million to deliver bushfire management and prevention measures, including a new office that will collaborate with other agencies and communities, and upgrades to firefighting technology. The funding package is part of the upcoming state budget this month, and aims to help reduce the risk of future bushfires in a […]
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By Shannon Jenkins

May 10, 2021
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Mark Crosweller ran the National Resilience Taskforce and Emergency Management Australia. He wants a compassionate narrative as well as accountability
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Mark Crosweller ran the National Resilience Taskforce and Emergency Management Australia. He wants a compassionate narrative as well as accountability

By Stephen Easton

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As grief turns to anger, blame quickly follows. Australia’s community spirit has shone through this summer’s disastrous fires, but there is also tension in the air, mixing with the toxic smoke. Fingers are being pointed left, right and centre and the recriminations have gone well beyond the usual cut and thrust of politics, activism and legitimate demands for public accountability. 
Powerless to prevent catastrophic bushfires? No, we’re not. We can stop bushfires from occurring with community involvement
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Powerless to prevent catastrophic bushfires? No, we’re not. We can stop bushfires from occurring with community involvement

By Paul Read

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The fires devastating our communities on the eastern seaboard are covering more than a million hectares even before we reach summer. They are, as predicted, joining and growing into mega-fires. Mega-fires create their own unpredictable internal weather systems; they can be as hot as a Bunsen burner at 100 metres, and they’ll overwhelm and engulf […]