Opinion

Since the most recent bushfire outbreaks, there's been plenty of commentary surrounding the need for backburning

November 16 2019 - 3:00pm
The fire at Moonbi, near Tamworth. Photo: Madeline Link.
The fire at Moonbi, near Tamworth. Photo: Madeline Link.

Our members live across the State, many have experienced firsthand the terrible effects of wildfire on their local communities, wildlife and landscape. The all-too-familiar claims after each fire disaster that the root cause of fire is a lack of prescribed burning in national parks is not only unhelpful, it's dangerous and takes away from the importance of developing new ways to deal with the increased threat fire is having on our communities. We need to stop looking for magic bullet solutions to fire management and simplistic blame shifting.

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