Since the article and poster failed to point it out, Carol Sparks is a Greens councillor and Claire Pontin is Labor.
'Inner-city raving lunatics': Deputy PM's bushfire comments prompt rebuke from mayors
Michael McCormack says those trying to link climate change and bushfires are "woke greenies" — but mayors from fire-ravaged areas of NSW say there is no doubt in their minds that the devastating blazes tearing through their communities are a result of climate change.www.abc.net.au
I'm sorry to hear that. May they fare well.This affects my family up there.
'Do not expect a knock on the door': Around 600 schools to shut as NSW braces for fire risk
Around 600 schools will be closed across NSW as 'catastrophic' fire conditions threaten highly-populated areas around Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle.
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A minor political party that in QLD has 1/93 seats, NSW 6/135 and federally 10/227 is naturally those at fault for land clearing policy etc
We have the opposite of that and still had massive fires last year
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'We need our own Elvis': Former fire chiefs warn Australia is unprepared for bushfire peril
The federal government disputes claims by two former fire chiefs that Australia’s firefighting capacity will fall short unless it buys its own fleet of water-bombing aircraft rather than borrowing them from overseas.www.smh.com.au
Hopefully in any review the government realises the real inadequacies of some of our current firefighting setups given we are one of the countries with the largest bushfire risks in the world and one of the only countries without it's own firefighting air fleet, given the $B's of infrastrcture, lives lost over the last 3 decades from bushfires and our relative budgets compared to other countries, it's unacceptable.
The government should really look at setting up a new Air Support Group of the RAAF who's direction of authority is transferable to a state in a time of emergency.
Erikson bought the licensing for the Skycrane and is marketed as the Aircrane these days. At $40m a pop they are expensive for State Govt. but not for the RAAF. They could contract to overseas countries and territories during emergencies in our winters.
The Army Spent more on the failed Eurotiger Attack Helicopters and we are already looking at swapping them out for the new Bell Vipers which will likely be over $45m+ a unit.
We've spent $80m+ for each of the F-32's Lightnings.
The Bombadier 457's are probably ideal given our coastal nature, and at $35m they are decent value for money.
Canada operates a fleet of 64 of them for firefighting purposes.
Canadair CL-415 - Wikipedia
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Pertinent article from March
'We need our own Elvis': Former fire chiefs warn Australia is unprepared for bushfire peril
The federal government disputes claims by two former fire chiefs that Australia’s firefighting capacity will fall short unless it buys its own fleet of water-bombing aircraft rather than borrowing them from overseas.
Hopefully in any review the government realises the real inadequacies of some of our current firefighting setups given we are one of the countries with the largest bushfire risks in the world and one of the only countries without it's own firefighting air fleet, given the $B's of infrastrcture, lives lost over the last 3 decades from bushfires and our relative budgets compared to other countries, it's unacceptable.
The government should really look at setting up a new Air Support Group of the RAAF who's direction of authority is transferable to a state in a time of emergency.
Erikson bought the licensing for the Skycrane and is marketed as the Aircrane these days. At $40m a pop they are expensive for State Govt. but not for the RAAF. They could contract to overseas countries and territories during emergencies in our winters.
The Army Spent more on the failed Eurotiger Attack Helicopters and we are already looking at swapping them out for the new Bell Vipers which will likely be over $45m+ a unit.
We've spent $80m+ for each of the F-32's Lightnings.
The Bombadier 457's are probably ideal given our coastal nature, and at $35m they are decent value for money.
Canada operates a fleet of 64 of them for firefighting purposes.
Canadair CL-415 - Wikipedia
Our family are on the verge of losing a property west of Kempsey. Hopefully they got out - when I spoke to them at 11 they were packing up and sending the cattle down to the river. However the fire's since broken containment lines, and the RFS are telling people that it's too late to leave.
