Category Archives: Fire Management

Fire planning starts again

Posted on 10 July, 2014 by fobif

Along with other interested parties, FOBIF has been invited by DEPI to express its ‘fire management priorities, issues or concerns as they relate to DEPI’s strategic fire management priorities, and also about fire prevention works’ in our area. This is … Continue reading →

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Anonymous mound of dirt tells a story

Posted on 25 June, 2014 by fobif

The photo below shows a barely noticeable mound of dirt, covered with grass, next to the Limestone Track near the Tarilta Creek crossing. Passers by might not give it a glance: a pity, because this mound of dirt should be … Continue reading →

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Tassie fire chief: reduction target ‘no benefit’ to safety

Posted on 15 June, 2014 by fobif

At the risk of beating the same old drum on the five per cent burning target practised by the Victorian Government, we reprint here reports from Tasmania on the island government’s parallel policy. The report is from the Weekly Times … Continue reading →

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Fuel reduction: how long do the benefits last?

Posted on 3 June, 2014 by fobif

Evidence presented to the Tarran Valley panel by bushfire expert Stephen Carn on behalf of the CFA shines some light on the limits of fuel reduction. Discussing the fire risk in the area surrounding the proposed development, Mr Carn says … Continue reading →

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Tarran Valley 1: development proposal comes up for air

Posted on 29 April, 2014 by fobif

Members will have seen local press reports on a proposal to develop land at Tarran Valley in the Sandy Creek area, 2 kilometres from Maldon, on the north side of the Maldon-Castlemaine road. The development proposal, first put up in … Continue reading →

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