By Rob O'Brien The South Australian Government will make fire refuges a priority in its response to the final report of the Royal Commission into Black Saturday. In announcing support…
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Governments vow to learn bushfire lessons
Image: Nillumbik Shire Council. By Rob O'Brien The response to the Royal Commission’s final report into the 2009 Victorian bushfires has been swift, with other states vowing to…
SA property owners may not have heeded bushfire lessons: Wright
By Rob O’Brien South Australia’s Emergency Services Minister, Michael Wright, has warned the lives of 15,000 CFS volunteers will be at risk if property owners in bushfire-prone areas don’t properly…
SA to get advance bushfire warnings
By Staff Writer South Australians living, working or travelling in bushfire-prone areas will be given clear advice about what to do in advance of a fire under the new Fire…
SA council commended in safety awards
By Rob O’Brien South Australia’s Loxton Waikerie Council has been awarded for an initiative that keeps remote and rural residents on the radar of the emergency services. The council was…