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The high price of living in Australia
A land of sweeping plains
So forth writes Dorothea MacKellar of our wonderfully marvellous country.
Yet these words were coined long before the devesating bushfires we have recently endured.
As I write (Jan 2003) horrific bushfires are burning around the nation's capital, Canberra where untold properties have been destroyed and at least 4 people confirmed dead. Kosiosko National Park has been evacuated and many alpine areas are burning in Victoria.
These fires are less than 10 weeks after devasating bushfires around Sydney and Newcastle and many other areas in NSW alone.
I can remember the horrific fires around the Sydney and South Coast 12 months ago where we were first introduced to the amazing "Elvis" our water bombing helicopter that did so much to help our heroic bush fire brigades.
Clear a fuel break between your property boundary and the adjoining bush if you adjoin any type of bush or nature reserve.
Clear undergrowth from in & around fences, remove any overhanging branches
All gutters are to be cleared of leaves, bark and twigs.
Remove flammable items from around the house, such as woodpile, paper, boxes, crates, hanging baskets and wooden furniture and store flammable liquids well away from the house.
Close in open eaves and the space under the house and fit wire screens to windows doors and vents.
Consider water supplies and fire fighting equipment and hoses attached to taps need to be long enough to reach all sides of the house. A pump is a great back up.
No fire may be lit in the open, including incinerators and barbecues, which burn solid fuel, such as wood or charcoal.
Gas and electric barbecues can be used but only if they are on a residential property within 20 metres of the house or dwelling , or in an area with Council approval. They must be under the control of an adult and the ground within three metres of the barbecues must be cleared of all flammable materials.
A continuous supply of water must be available as well.
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