Tag: bushfire
Fears for bushfire and forestry jobs
Stefan Bradley
NATIVE timber harvesting in Victoria may have shut down, but that job axe keeps swinging, with the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate...
Council’s listed emergency events costs $12 million
WELLINGTON SHIRE experienced 14 declared emergency events between March 2021 and February 2024, including floods, wind and thunderstorms, bushfires and an earthquake. Five of...
Many shelter at the GRSC amid fires
As bushfires in Loch Sport and Briagolong wreaked havoc, threatening homes and lives, local authorities established an Emergency Relief Centre (ERC)at the Gippsland Regional...
Two extremes
By Stefan Bradley, Zoe Askew, Ben McArthur and Liam Durkin
There was no let-off for Wellington Shire residents this week, as both ends of extreme...
From bushfires to flash floods
There wasn't much sleep for Briagolong and surrounding township residents on Monday night, nor was there much darkness.
No monsters were hiding in the unending...
Gippslanders encouraged to take part in bushfire plan input
MEMBER for Gippsland South, Danny O'Brien is encouraging Gippslanders to take part in community consultation designed to inform Victoria's Bushfire Management Strategy.
The establishment of...
Victoria’s fire season comes to a close
FINAL fire restrictions in Victoria were lifted last Monday, April 24, marking the end of Victoria's fire season.
According to the Country Fire Authority (CFA),...
High-risk bushfire days could triple, a new report finds
THE number of high-risk bushfire days could triple in some parts of Victoria by the end of the century, according to new climate research...
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Noonan and Schaupp perform at The Wedge tonight
Stefan Bradley
Tomorrow at The Wedge, Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp, both ARIA award-winning musicians, will be celebrating some of Australia's greatest female artists through...
