Bushfires
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Boonah rural firies skill up ahead of fire season
The first round of rural firefighters successfully passed their medium rigid truck driver training tests. Boonah Group First officer Trevor Turner spent days in advance…
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Hwy closures may kill local businesses
“This is the story of a road and a community’s dependence on that road remaining open.” Federal Member for Wright, Scott Buchholz, was introducing Major General…
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Push for changes to National Park policy
Major policy changes within National Parks could forestall future bushfire disasters and limit damage to neighbouring properties the Deputy Co-ordinator of the National Bushfire Recovery…
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$1.8M added to Binna Burra recovery efforts
The owners of Binna Burra Lodge have won another major funding boost. The Lamington Plateau tourism venture will receive almost $1.8 million to assist in…
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Dealing with trauma after fire
Maroon School Principal, Shaan Eldridge, invited John Chalk from Carney’s Creek to share with the students a poem he had written about the fire storm…
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Scenic Rim bushfire review an insult says MP
The Queensland Government has released the review into the 2019 fires at Sarabah, Perigian and Stanthorpe – and the findings indicate that bushfire mitigation in…
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$75k grant opened to fire affected Scenic Rim farmers
Scenic Rim farmers have been given access to grants of up to $75,000 to help rebuild after bushfires tore through their properties. The region was…
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Extra $275k for bushfire recovery
The Scenic Rim Regional Council was given $275,000 in bushfire assistance which increases the total funding to $1.275 million. The region was one of 60…
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Govt funds Large Air Tanker for bushfires
The Queensland Government will fund a $15 million Queensland-based Large Air Tanker to help in future fire seasons. The Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said after a…
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Fassifern the biggest loser in bushfire assistance
Fassifern primary producers and small business are not eligible for any of the suite of bushfire assistance measures announced by the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison.…
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$500k low-interest loans for bushfire affected businesses
Concessional loans of up to $500,000 could be available to small businesses that were affected by bushfires in the Scenic Rim. The Scenic Rim region,…
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Firie compensation changed after outcry
Major changes to the volunteer rural firefighter compensation scheme have been announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Following a series of reports in the Fassifern…
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