Category Archives: Fire Management

Fire’s off…and on

Posted on 5 July, 2015 by fobif

Several more substantial proposed burns have been removed from the current DELWP Fire Operations Plan. Apart from the Amanda’s Track proposal, which we have previously reported, these include: Donkey Farm Track [in the Maldon Historic Reserve], Chewton Railway Dam [in … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire Management | Comments Off

Fire risks in the Mount Alexander region: public and private responsibilities

Posted on 5 July, 2015 by fobif

In his response to FOBIF’s fire submission [see above], Andrew Koren made the following observations about fire danger in our region: ‘Communities in Castlemaine, Chewton and surrounds are considered to be at extreme property impact risk from bushfires on days … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire Management, News | 1 Comment

Amanda’s Track: Fire’s off

Posted on 1 June, 2015 by fobif

The 409 hectare fuel management burn planned for Amanda’s Track, at the southern end of the Castlemaine Diggings NHP, has been removed from DELWP’s operations plan. It’s been removed ‘based on a values assessment and field checks.’ We’re not exactly … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire Management | 2 Comments

Fire planning: safety, yes–AND healthy forests

Posted on 18 May, 2015 by fobif

FOBIF has made a submission to the Department of Environment’s fire planning process. In it, we’ve repeated a few of the concerns we expressed in our 2014 submission. We’ve received a number of assurances about these concerns–mainly to do with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire Management, News | Comments Off

Putting some facts on the table

Posted on 18 May, 2015 by fobif

Field Naturalist Richard Piesse met with DELWP officers last week to table surveys conducted by local naturalist Ern Perkins over the last ten years. The intention of the meeting was to highlight the necessity for burn operations to be conducted … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire Management | Comments Off