Bushfires

There are out-of-control fires burning across northern Victoria, Australia, with more than 170,000 hectares consumed so far. There is an update in today's The Age and also a photo gallery which can be accessed from the main page. Yesterday I phoned … [Read more...] about Bushfires Across North East Victoria: A Note from Max Rheese

"Part of bushfire fighting culture is that you control lightning strikes by 10 o'clock the next morning or you are in trouble. We have done that over the years and we have done it successfully. We had not lost them before. But nobody seemed to want … [Read more...] about On Putting Out Bushfires

Jim Hoggett milks goats at his farm west of Gloucester in northern eastern NSW, he is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs, and he had the feature letter in last week's The Land (16th February). It read: Last weekend we had the … [Read more...] about How Many Cricket Pitches Burnt?

I wonder how many Koalas have been burnt in the bushfires raging across Victoria? I received a letter from Roger Underwood today, he writes, "Arsonists do light fires, but they are not responsible for fires becoming large and damaging, especially … [Read more...] about Don’t Blame Arsonists: Roger Underwood

According to ABC Online news: Up to 20 properties are feared destroyed or damaged by fires across Victoria, with a number of communities in the state's west and east under threat. At least three homes have burnt down near Anakie, west of Melbourne, … [Read more...] about Athol Hodgson on Bushfires