Tag: Royal Commissions
Couple never made it to dam on Black Saturday
The Royal Commission into Black Saturday has heard a Strathewen couple perished in the laundry of their house, despite having a dam on the property. [MORE]
Couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning on Black Saturday
The Royal Commission into Black Saturday has heard how an Arthur's Creek couple died from carbon monoxide poisoning in the cellar of their house. [MORE]
Homemade bunker only good enough for grass fire
The Bushfires Royal Commission has heard testimony about how a Humevale man died inside his homemade bunker on Black Saturday.[MORE]
Local resistance to roadside fire prevention: Commission told
The Bushfires Royal Commission has been told a heated community meeting prior to Black Saturday heard resistance to the removal of vegetation along the Old Kinglake Road.[MORE]
Change in land management policy needed to fight fires
An American expert says Victoria needs to change land use policies in order to avoid the loss of any more lives in bushfires.[MORE]
Prescribed burning can reduce fire severity for decades
Experts tell Black Saturday Royal Commission that prescribed burning can reduce severity of bushfires for up to 20 years. [MORE]
Sluggish progress rebuilding after Black Saturday
Victorian and Federal government incentives to first homebuyers are being blamed for sluggish progress rebuilding after Black Saturday.[MORE]
Three decades of Government failure: Commission told
A former forest fire chief has told the Bushfires Royal Commission there has been a "failure to provide a safe environment" to Victorians over three decades.[MORE]
No fuel reduction burn at deadly bushfire site: Commission told
The Black Saturday Royal Commission has heard little or no fuel reduction burning had been done at the places where the two deadliest blazes broke out.[MORE]
Annual fuel reduction targets should be doubled
A DSE official says Victoria's annual fuel reduction target should be more than doubled from the current figure of 130,000 hectares. [MORE]
'Lots of Marysvilles' at risk of bushfire
The Bushfires Royal Commission has been told there are 'lots of Marysvilles' still at risk because of their bushland settings.[MORE]
Marysville should never have been rebuilt, commission told
Planning experts say Marysville should not have been automatically rebuilt after Black Saturday.[MORE]
Fire break photo prompts laughter at Royal Commission
Fire break photos of Marysville prompt laughter at the Bushfires Royal Commission.[MORE]
No enforcement of defendable spaces around homes
The Royal Commission was told there is a "total lack of enforcement" of the need for defendable spaces around homes to protect them from bushfires. [MORE]
Wind up bushfire authority: Liberal MP
The Federal member for McEwen, Fran Bailey is calling for the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority (VBRRA) to be wound up. [MORE]
Commission lawyers dubbed 'irresponsible, sensationalist'
Tense exchanges at the inquiry into Victoria's bushfire disaster amid row over handling of deadly Marysville inferno.[MORE]
Govt lawyers urge commission to 'reconsider' findings
The Bushfire Royal Commissioners are being asked to 'reconsider' their findings in the light of the unparalled nature of the February 7th bushfires.[MORE]
Renewed calls for climate change royal commission
The New South Wales Farmers Association has renewed calls for the Federal Government to initiate a royal commission into the science behind climate change.[MORE]
Senator pleads with landholder to end hunger strike
The National Senate Leader, Barnaby Joyce, wants the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, to convince a New South Wales Monaro farmer to end a long hunger strike.[MORE]
Concern bushfire messages not getting through
Bushfires Royal Commission chairman, Bernard Teague has expressed concerns that the bushfire safety message is not getting through to the public.[MORE]
'Huge regulatory failure' over Black Saturday fires
The Bushfires Royal Commission has been told Victorians suffered a "huge regulatory failure" when powerlines started fires on Black Saturday. [MORE]
Authorities criticised for lack of urgency finding safe places
Royal Commissioner Susan Pascoe says she has been struck by the 'lack of urgency' in finding bushfire safer places for Victorian communities.[MORE]
Safety rating scheme proposed for bushfire-prone buildings
Lawyers for the Royal Commission into Black Saturday have proposed a safety rating scheme for buildings constructed in bushfire-prone areas. [MORE]
Commission examines Bunyip fire
The Bushfires Royal Commission has head there was conjecture about whether or not the Bunyip fire started as part of a controlled burn.[MORE]
Firefighters angry over Black Saturday 'sickies'
The firefighters union is upset by suggestions that members shirked their duty by taking 'sickies' on Black Saturday.[MORE]
