bushfire
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Bushfire preparation begins
Forest Fire Management Victoria continues to prepare the region for the upcoming bushfire season, building on fuel management works conducted throughout the year to reduce bushfire risk for communities and the environment. FFMVic has recruited additional seasonal firefighters, with 55 fixed-term firefighters in place across the district from late October to work alongside the department’s…
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To the rescue: Ranges Rescue in Riddells Creek helps bushfire recovery
Non-profit group Ranges Rescue aims to provide ongoing support for wildlife shelters, beyond bushfire recovery efforts, as a new charity. Since forming earlier this month, crafters have united in Riddells Creek to create more than 1200 pouches, wraps and nests for animals injured or orphaned following the recent bushfire crisis. Founders Kate Nabarro and Sally…
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A long road to recovery
Clare Claydon and Win Westerhoff live on mainly agricultural land at Glenhope. Fire shouldn’t be able to tear through that land but the perfect storm of Black Saturday’s heat and wind, and 10 years drying out in the Millennium Drought, meant it stood no hope. The fire had been snaking its way along the boundary…