The Federal fire enquiry (Aust) heard lots of angry voices, but did they get the message and punch it home.
My reaction: Not tough enough mates !. Maybe they, like the States are too caught up in the heavenly minded chanting of nativists preservation doctrines to notice that such things are often no earthly use when it comes to practical biodiversity protection.
Most importantly, unless governments give more control to quiet achievers trained for surgery , average citizens will continue to get burned by a historic move backward to the days of meddling quacks and fearmongers.
NSW Roads taking back control of roads in the high country is a good sign for Australia. Governments who want to know where the future is.??? Multiple skill management and use.
Tasmanias success is partly due to its resistance to change? Maybe its time to talk about the advantages of being so far behind you are actually are infront .
Change for changes sake is undermining many professions who would work together if it wasn't for misplaced competition and "innovation at any cost policies" driven by the profitable "policy is innovation"growth sector .
After all good conservation and life protection is about basic things like understanding and managing complex ecosystems like life and land - not leaving it alone like a parentless child till the next person gets killed in an clearly avoidable landslide or holocaust.
Towards better understanding, cooperation and respect. (Currently providing links to sites with competent responses to reducing Victoria's high disaster risk levels - Feb 2009 WE are not able to provide accurate advice for YOUR SITUATION. Talk to your local CFA
Thursday, November 13, 2003
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Esplins report --learning or just reacting?
"Bracks government is not at fault , its staff and volunteers did very well but they need to talk to each other more ". Tell us something we don't know!
Every indication the government is as behind and reactive as ever.
At one end of the state they are in the very process of removing the very experience they are calling for in the east
from the report " .Recommended .... have full access to those appropriately experienced and qualified community members ( in the Otways ) who can ( or used to able to ) provide local knowledge and
expertise in the development of fire suppression
strategies and that advice from the fire ground is
incorporated into decision making. See sam evans comments in Colac Herald 6th Oct)
"Bracks government is not at fault , its staff and volunteers did very well but they need to talk to each other more ". Tell us something we don't know!
Every indication the government is as behind and reactive as ever.
At one end of the state they are in the very process of removing the very experience they are calling for in the east
from the report " .Recommended .... have full access to those appropriately experienced and qualified community members ( in the Otways ) who can ( or used to able to ) provide local knowledge and
expertise in the development of fire suppression
strategies and that advice from the fire ground is
incorporated into decision making. See sam evans comments in Colac Herald 6th Oct)
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