Can you help: Lower Chittering Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade needs kids games and activities
Here's the thing - they often need many things themselves - both personally and as a Brigade - but what we find time after time is that the amazing 20,000+ registered women and men of [...]
The Australian: Bushfires: watchdog calls for rethink on bushfire fuel-load reduction
Inspector-General of Emergency Management Alistair Dawson says, ‘it is critically important that we don’t keep on thinking that if we did this 10 years ago, therefore it must be right’. Picture: News Regional Media [...]
The Lead: Satellite group targets bushfire disaster and clean water
Bushfire disasters and satellite water monitoring are crucial targets in new projects announced by Australia’s largest ever space research program. The SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre based in South Australia today announced some of the first [...]
Glen Innes Examiner: Close the RFS? Greens politician says fire services need reform
An interesting article below from our friends at the Glen Innes Examiner in NSW today. Tell us what you think of the idea of merging all fire services into one? Torrington was still in [...]
Farm Weekly: Farmers call for more government support
Concerned farmers attended a meeting at Newdegate last week, where they have asked for the State government to deliver better solutions to fire mitigation and water supply. FARMERS attending a high-level WAFarmers meeting [...]
ABC: Bushfire shelter for personal and crew use prototype sails through 800C testing
PHOTO: Chris Probert invented a bushfire shelter that promises to save the lives of firefighters at the front. (ABC Great Southern: Mark Bennett) Key points: The shelter called a Shadrach was subjected to [...]
Wanneroo Fire Support Brigade adds value all round
A truly extraordinary group of people. In this case, we're talking about the team at the invaluable Wanneroo Fire Support Brigade, but it applies to a group of essential service volunteers in just about every [...]
Coles Group gift provides essential supplies for Roelands/Olive Hill Combined Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
The amazing team at the Roelands/Olive Hill Combined Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade have managed to squeeze in a bit of shopping and share some photos of the valuable supplies the Brigade has purchased with the [...]
Premier’s Statement replies: Margaret Quirk MLA
State Parliament returned after the long summer break last week and the Premier's Statement (the traditional free-range debate at the beginning of each new year) saw many Members include supportive messages for our incredible emergency [...]
Fire Fight Australia live broadcast on free-to-air TV
Fire Fight Australia concert for national bushfire relief A truly astonishing line-up of talent have donated their time to perform at the Fire Fight Australia concert at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney tomorrow [...]