Jennifer Marohasy

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Balancing Access with Conservation

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Environmentalists on local councils have allowed roadsides to become conservation zones for native vegetation, raising the risk of intense bushfires on access roads and jeopardising residents’ safety.  Read more here.

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  1. Larry says

    In a few years, there will be dog-hair thickets of eucalypts next to some roads that local people may depend on for escape routes from intense bushfires. That’s really smart. I think that the Darwin Awards should be expanded to include politicians who are grossly negligent in looking after the safety of their constituents.

    There must be attractive, relatively non-invasive, less-fire-prone landscaping plants that are reasonably well-adapted to the local climate. (Ice-plant from California comes to mind.) Put these along the roadsides instead. And please clear away the logs and fallen tree branches. Or invest in lots of barbecue sauce for that special occasion!