Victoria’s Inspector-General for Emergency Management won’t begin her inquiry into last summer’s bushfires,which killed one person,destroyed more than 300 homes and burnt 400,000 hectares of bush and farmland,until later this year.
There were emotional scenes in the Flemington mounting yard as Harry Coffey edged out Pride Of Jenni to win the Australian Cup.
Farmers like Michael Stubbe fear their land is vulnerable to damage after containment lines were constructed to fight the Longford fire,but they’re still waiting for the CFA to make repairs.
No matter how much we love them,the simple fact is:if koalas can’t climb trees,grab leaves and drink unaided,they won’t survive.
For bushfire-affected koalas,the prognosis is often bad. The vet team at Wildlife Victoria treat burnt koalas with the best care possible.
The annual invitational at this course has nothing on the star power at the dinner,where the guests include a media mogul,a cricket World Cup hero,a radio and podcast supremo,and football royalty from the AFL and NRL.
An out-of-control bushfire threatened lives in three Victorian towns on Tuesday.
Sweeping planning powers have been used to push through a raft of solar,wind and battery projects in just two years.
In many blackened towns,families are still putting out fires,mourning euthanised farm animals and defending their homes as preppies and school kids prepare for their first days of school on Monday.
Politics in Victoria used to be done better. There is no stronger example than the disciplined bipartisanship that helped create VicHealth.