Mobile blackspots, local knowledge and volunteer numbers: What West Vic has learned from January’s bushfires
With below-average spring rainfall forecast across parts of the region, locals will look to July’s parliamentary inquiry recommendations for better preparation and response.
CFA
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Moyne councillor urges state government to take more action on H5N1 bird flu outbreak
“I think this is a tragedy that's unfolding right along our coastline.”
Wildlife
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“If we don’t have water, we don’t have agriculture”: Corangamite council pushes for water security study to protect region’s farming future
Agriculture accounts for almost a third of local employment, with councillors warning water insecurity could threaten the shire’s farms, food production and rural communities.
Climate
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The Victorian Coalition wants to abandon the VNI West project. But at what cost?
“We’re not just supplying Melbourne, we’re hooking up South Australia to Melbourne, to Sydney, to everywhere. We’ve got to look bigger than just our back paddock.”
Climate
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