Farm Weekly: Making your planned burns smarter
DFES Rural Fire Division director Murray Carter. WITH nearly 75 per cent of all escaped burns in Western Australia starting on private properties, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) has launched [...]
Southern Gazette: Perth smoke haze warning: Plans for asthma early alert system stall
Smoky scenes over the Matagarup Bridge. Sandra Jackson Credit: Sandra Jackson/The West Australian PLANS to develop an early warning system to alert asthmatics of potentially deadly conditions from prescribed burns have stalled despite [...]
The Advertiser: Bushfire Royal Commission hears hundreds of species driven closer to extinction
The Black Summer bushfires were an “ecological disaster” that has pushed Australia’s threatened species to the brink of extinction. On Wednesday, The Royal Commission into the bushfires examined the impact of the fires on Australia’s [...]
ABC: Bushfire royal commission hears that Black Summer smoke killed nearly 450 people
Smoke from the Black Summer bushfires killed nearly 450 people and affected 80 per cent of the population, health experts have told a royal commission hearing. The commission, which is looking into Australia's preparedness for [...]
BNHCRC: Creating psychologically safe teams and managing cognitive bias in strategic decision making
ABOUT THIS PROJECT This research began in 2017 and forms part of the Improving decision making in complex multi-team environments project, conducted by the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC. This component of the project investigated [...]
Zak Kirkup MLA: National Volunteer Week
The following statement was read into the Parliament by the Member for Dawesville, Zak Kirkup MLA today. Thank you Mr Kirkup for taking the time to acknowledge the extraordinary work of so many extraordinary people [...]
Ian Blayney MLA: National Volunteer Week
The following statement was read into the Parliament by the Member for Geraldton, Ian Blayney MLA today. Thank you Mr Blayney for taking the time to acknowledge the extraordinary work of so many extraordinary people [...]
Western Power supports volunteers with $45,000 direct grants
National Volunteer Week 2020 has been given an extra boost this year with Western Power and the Bushfire Volunteers association announcing a partnership to deliver more than just reliable electricity to many of WA’s Local [...]
COVID-19: Brigades urged to redeem $500 Coles gift cards to help support local
IF YOUR BRIGADE HAS NOT YET CLAIMED THE COLES $500 GIFT CARD, CLICK HERE NOW It seems like so long ago now, but it was only in December that our friends at the Coles Group [...]
ABC Radio interview with Dave Gossage AFSM re National Volunteer Week
ABC Radio Great Southern Drive presenter Andrew Collins interviewed Bushfire Volunteers President Dave Gossage about National Volunteering Week today and we think it's a really compelling interview for a couple of important reasons. Have a [...]