Tag: victorian-bushfires

By Rob O’Brien   The position taken by local government on the provision of bushfire refuges was labelled ‘inconsistent’ with their emergency management obligations by the Royal Commission’s interim report…

By Staff Writer The Victorian Government will put on 700 seasonal firefighters across the state ahead of the bushfire season with crews to be deployed from September, a month earlier…

The Victorian Bushfire Commission grilled local government on emergency planning laws. Image: The Burning Question, Fiona Katauskas. By Rob O’Brien   Issues including the management of fire refuges and the  emergency management policies…