Captain Koala visits Warrandyte Festival
Captain Koala and friends took part in the 2014 parade then put on a fun and energetic show in the Dreaming Space. Missed the performance? You can watch Fire Fighter April, Captain Koala and Beeper by clicking the image below.
Warrandyte Traders
On Tuesday 18 Feb 2014 the Be Ready Warrandyte team arranged for the CFA to attend a meeting with the Goldfields traders to assist them with their business bushfire planning. The meeting was attended by seven Goldfields traders, CFA Community Education Officers,...
Warrandyte: What did you do? A community event
Let's learn from each other. The Be Ready Warrandyte team held a public meeting facilitated by Steve Pascoe (Black Saturday survivor, community facilitator) which allowed the community to; - receive a debrief of the fire on 9 Feb 2014 from local agency staff, - tell...
Relocating and need somewhere to go?
The Go List – www.thegolist.org.au is an online resource providing a list of destinations for people who live in bushfire prone areas, empowering them to plan to leave early on high risk days. It will also include organisations, groups and resources in bushfire high...
St Andrews Community Calendar
Other communities in our area are also doing some fantastic work around bushfire preparedness. Our friends in St. Andrews have produced a handy calendar for all residents in their area - the purpose of which is explained below. The colourful calendar contains...
On the road to oblivion – The Age
The article 'On the road to oblivion' was prepared by journalist Iain Gillespie after he spent some time visiting the Greater Warrandyte area and interviewing members of the Be Ready Warrandyte committee, some of whom are featured in the video clip. On the road to...
New sources of information
A new website has been launched providing information on all emergencies - it is VicEmergency - www.emergency.vic.gov.au. This official government site contains information on Preparation, Current Incidents and Recovery. The CFA have also released the latest version...
WCA cleans up at the Fire Awareness Awards 2013
The Warrandyte Community Association has won three awards at the annual Fire Awareness Awards, including the top overall Award for Excellence. WCA President Dick Davies said he was gobsmacked with the result. “We knew we were finalists for two awards and were hoping...
What if it’s Warrandyte? – 28 Nov 2013
What are you going to do? Approximately 290 people attended the What if it’s Warrandyte? event on Thursday 28 November 2013, on a cold, wet weeknight. With rain at times pounding on the roof bushfire plans were put to the test and discussed with emergency service...
BRW wins a High Commendation at the Resilient Australia Awards
In July 2013 the Be Ready Warrandyte team submitted an application for a Resilient Australia Award for the work that has been done in Warrandyte so far including; a comprehensive survey, new website, video, Warrandyte Fire Watch, sample fire plans, emergency planner,...