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Video on the danger of Bushfire in Warrandyte. Also applicable to most of Nillumbik.
 Don't Wait and See is production of Manningham City Council to assist the residents of Warrandyte and surrounding suburbs in their preparation of their bushfire plans and to understand the specific fire risks associated with living in the greater Warrandyte area.


Steve Price talks to Nillumbik Shire Mayor Helen Coleman about local management and maintenance of roadsides in bushfire prone areas.
Steve Price MTR interviews Mayor Helen Coleman 29th Nov 2011 NonFlash
Brian Murray Responds NonFlash

HOMEOWNERS in Victoria's most bushfire-prone areas will from today be able to clear all vegetation except trees up to 50 metres from their house without a permit, under laws brought in by Planning Minister Matthew Guy.The Age 18/11/2011

10/30 and 10/50 rules and fence line clearing FAQs

Outer suburbs warned of looming grassfire danger

CFA chief officer Euan Ferguson said grass fires and scrub fires can spread from bush land to the residential edges of Melbourne.
“Grassfires don’t just affect those living on farms surrounded by paddocks or grassland,” officer Ferguson said.
“They can occur where suburbs meet the bush or in urban areas where houses have grassland, bush or parkland around them. Grassfires spark quickly and burn hot and fast, so it is important to start planning and
Preparing,” he said.  

Senator Fielding calls for action on bushfire management in Senate speech on 15th June 2011


"Extreme bushfires are not just a rural problem; towns and cities are vulnerable too. Bushfires extending into Hobart in 1967, Canberra in 2003 and Bendigo in 2009 all clearly demonstrated that towns and cities are vulnerable as well. Victoria must learn from the Western Australian experience on bushfire management, because of its broad depth of research, practical knowledge, operational procedures and nil death toll for over 40 years. If the state government of Victoria fails to increase its prescribed burning, then, as the Packham report says, we are 'living on borrowed time'—and sadly it will be only a matter of time before we have another Black Saturday."    Full text Here


Black Saturday Bushfires
David Packham, Australian and International bushfire expert is interviewed by "A Current Affair’s Tracy Grimshaw" on the fire ground of Black Saturday. Transcript Here

Roger Franklin on his Book "INFERNO - The day Victoria Burned" On ABC TV