Category Archives: Fire Management

Get in on the ground storey

Posted on 29 August, 2022 by fobif

Interested in digging a bit deeper into the ‘problem’ of leaf litter? Remember: it’s the stuff which is a fire risk, and should be cleaned up…or it’s the stuff which keeps moisture in the soil, and prevents erosion…or maybe it’s … Continue reading →

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Here’s an answer–Oh…but what was the question?

Posted on 22 August, 2022 by fobif

FOBIF has received an answer from Forest Fire Management to its submission on current plans for management burns in this area. We print the answer in full below. You can check to see if it answers any of the questions … Continue reading →

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Roadside riddles

Posted on 8 August, 2022 by fobif

Mount Alexander shire conducted three poorly advertised consultation sessions through June and July on its draft Roadside fuel and bushfire risk strategy. The draft document can be found online here The draft, prepared by Fire Risk Consultants, proposes ‘treatment’ of … Continue reading →

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Does logging add to bushfire risk?

Posted on 18 July, 2022 by fobif

Are logged forests less prone to dangerous fire than forests left to themselves? There is a common perception that if you log a forest, you reduce the danger of severe bushfire. The question is, can this opinion be supported by … Continue reading →

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Code violations and other concerns

Posted on 18 April, 2022 by fobif

The Code of Practice for bushfire management was published in 2012, in the aftermath of the Royal Commission into the Black Saturday fires. You can check out FOBIF’s review of the document here. The Code was intended to be replaced … Continue reading →

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Fire’s On

Posted on 7 March, 2022 by fobif

Mount Alexander Shire residents may have received a couple of DELWP leaflets in their letter boxes last week, informing them of upcoming management burns. All are fuel reduction exercises—ecology is a secondary consideration, if it’s a consideration at all. For … Continue reading →

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Strategic fuel breaks: an update

Posted on 29 November, 2021 by fobif

Work is due to start on constructing Strategic Fuel Breaks in this region by February, with priority areas being along the Vaughan-Fryerstown road, Forest Creek and Walmer State forest (see maps in our posts here and here). The Forest Creek … Continue reading →

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Strategic Fuel Breaks 1: settlements

Posted on 4 October, 2021 by fobif

The draft map below shows the strategic fuel breaks proposed for the Castlemaine township area. Final decisions about the breaks are yet to be made, but the works are expected to be completed this financial year. The main fuel breaks … Continue reading →

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Strategic fuel breaks 2: bushlands

Posted on 4 October, 2021 by fobif

The draft map below shows the strategic fuel breaks proposed for the Castlemaine region. The lines are provisional but we are assuming they’ll be close to final. The black lines are the breaks around the Castlemaine-Chewton area, plus the important … Continue reading →

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Strategic fuel breaks: is it necessary to flatten nature to make our forests safe?

Posted on 20 September, 2021 by fobif

As we reported on August 16, DELWP is planning to create fuel breaks in this region, both near settlements and through bushland: ‘Strategic Fuel Breaks are a strip of land where vegetation has been permanently modified to reduce the rate … Continue reading →

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