Fire bunker caution urged
November 8, 2009
Grant District Council has issued a warning to people living in high-risk bushfire areas that they should not rush out and install fire bunkers because the consequences could be deadly.
With the community feeling vulnerable following the harrowing Victorian Black Saturday bushfires, Grant district mayor Don Pegler called on people who were thinking about installing bunkers to reconsider. Read more
Grant Council to discuss fire bunkers
October 28, 2009
Potential development of private fire bunkers will be on the agenda for next week’s Grant District Council meeting with the State Government anticipating a step-up in development of the facilities.
Department of Planning and Local Government chief executive Ian Nightingale has written to council, warning there are no recognised standards for the shelters. Read more
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