by WCA | Jul 2, 2014 | Be Ready Warrandyte Archives
Working on the Be Ready Warrandyte project has been the best role I have ever had the pleasure to undertake. I have had the opportunity to meet so many amazingly talented and inspiring people along the way and do things that I have never done before. It is my hope...
by WCA | Jun 17, 2014 | Be Ready Warrandyte Archives
Nillumbik Shire Council now has a range of fact sheets available for download to help you get ready for the bushfire season. Fact Sheets Burning Off (1.71MB) Clearing Vegetation (1.74MB) Removing Vegetation From Roadsides (2.83MB) Classification of Roadside Vegetation...
by WCA | May 29, 2014 | Be Ready Warrandyte Archives
Do you live in North Warrandyte? Then we need you. An opportunity exists to help a local VCE student, Miss Molly Lavery, by taking part in a research project ‘Perceptions of fire readiness’ in the North Warrandyte area. The project is being conducted as...
by WCA | Apr 27, 2014 | Be Ready Warrandyte Archives
Sylvester and Sylvie the Silverfish are staunch Warrandyte residents who have bravely shared their fire plan with us. Watch their story here.
by WCA | Apr 10, 2014 | Be Ready Warrandyte Archives
On Black Saturday, 9 Feb 2009 there were 173 bushfire deaths but 374 deaths due to heatwave conditions in the previous 5 days. In Victoria this year there has been 1 bushfire death compared to 139 contributed to heatwave, a 2.8 fold increase in cardiac arrest was...