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| Australia fires live: South Australia, NSW and Victoria brace for return of bushfires danger – latest updates | |
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| Temperatures and winds set to rise as weather conditions worsen, bringing severe bushfire risk. Follow the latest news and live updates | Temperatures and winds set to rise as weather conditions worsen, bringing severe bushfire risk. Follow the latest news and live updates |
| The government has extended the recovery and restoration grants to the Break O’Day council, for people who lost homes or businesses in the Fingal bushfires. | |
| Here’s a little bit more detail on what tomorrow’s fire weather forecast means for Victoria, from Stephen McGibbony at the Bureau of Meteorology. | |
| As on other significant fire weather days, the BOM has forecast hot temperatures fanned by northerly/northwesterly winds, with a wind change to a south-westerly later in the day that will be followed by a few hours of very strong, gusty winds.Those gusts could get up to 90km/h in elevated areas. | |
| A strong wind warning has been issued for coastal areas tomorrow, including the Gippsland Lakes and East Gippsland coast, and McGibbony said the bureau may issue a damaging winds warning for the Gippsland and East Gippsland coast and alpine regions. | |
| The fire danger ratings for Victoria tomorrow are lower than they were on Monday last week, when the East Gippsland fires destroyed dozens of homes and killed two people, and on Saturday, when dozens more homes in the northeast and East Gippsland were destroyed. | |
| But McGibbony said that did not mean the risk had subsided. | |
| “We are still seeing severe to extreme fire danger to parts of the state,” he said. “In East Gippsland the fire danger comes out as very high, because there’s a bit more humidity around. But it’s still a very hot day with very gusty winds. It’s still a significant day in terms of fire weather.” | |
| In the last 20 minutes or so the town of Parndana on Kangaroo Island has been told to take shelter, with public alarms blaring, and the ADF reportedly saying they are under threat from flare-ups on the west. | |
| We’ve just received a press released that a man whose uninsured house was destroyed in bushfires has won $1m in the lottery. | |
| The unidentified man from Redlands in Queensland, was told of his win after the Wednesday night draw. He said it was “unreal”. | |
| “My family just lost their home in the bushfires in northern New South Wales and it wasn’t insured, so thank you very much,” he was quoted as saying. | |
| “I can’t wait to go home and give my wife a big kiss and a cuddle! The entry was marked with her special numbers and now they’ve delivered in a big way.” | |
| The house in northern NSW was destroyed in during the ongoing bushfire crisis. | |
| “All that was left of the home was a few charred teacups,” he said. | |
| “We didn’t know if we would ever be able to rebuild but now we definitely can!” | |
| Labor’s shadow health minister, Chris Bowen, has some suggestions on what should happen with mental health services during the bushfire crisis: | |
| The National Rural Health Alliance is the latest medical group to call for climate change to be treated as a health issue: | The National Rural Health Alliance is the latest medical group to call for climate change to be treated as a health issue: |
| The Royal Australian College of GPs also treats climate change as a health issue | The Royal Australian College of GPs also treats climate change as a health issue |
| Zali Steggall is talking about the Climate Act she wants to put forward in the next parliament (Sarah Martin wrote about that here) on the ABC. | Zali Steggall is talking about the Climate Act she wants to put forward in the next parliament (Sarah Martin wrote about that here) on the ABC. |
| She wants “modern Liberals” to cross the floor – and follow through on their promises. | She wants “modern Liberals” to cross the floor – and follow through on their promises. |
| NSW Corrections media has said staff and inmates from the Illawarra reintegration centre have been helping to rebuild the Bargo dingo shelter, which was destroyed by bushfires. | NSW Corrections media has said staff and inmates from the Illawarra reintegration centre have been helping to rebuild the Bargo dingo shelter, which was destroyed by bushfires. |
| The shelter’s gardens, sheds and showroom, which had half a century of memorabilia in it, were completely gutted. | The shelter’s gardens, sheds and showroom, which had half a century of memorabilia in it, were completely gutted. |
| Two Corrective Services staff have overseen the 13 minimum security inmates clear the area and fix fences and sewer lines in an attempt to rebuild the shelter. | Two Corrective Services staff have overseen the 13 minimum security inmates clear the area and fix fences and sewer lines in an attempt to rebuild the shelter. |
| A team of two Corrective Services NSW overseers and 13 minimum-security inmates have cut fallen trees, cleared debris and fixed fences and a sewer line as part of the project. | A team of two Corrective Services NSW overseers and 13 minimum-security inmates have cut fallen trees, cleared debris and fixed fences and a sewer line as part of the project. |
| From the statement: | From the statement: |
| The inmates also set up shade cloth to help the dingoes settle into their new pens. | The inmates also set up shade cloth to help the dingoes settle into their new pens. |
| More information from the statement: | More information from the statement: |
| The sanctuary is run by the Australian Native Dog Conservation Society, which was formed in 1976 by Berenice Walters to promote understanding and knowledge of Australia’s native dog, the dingo, and its official recognition and protection as native fauna. | The sanctuary is run by the Australian Native Dog Conservation Society, which was formed in 1976 by Berenice Walters to promote understanding and knowledge of Australia’s native dog, the dingo, and its official recognition and protection as native fauna. |
| If you would like to donate to the Bargo Dingo Sanctuary or help with the rebuild, visit dingosanctuarybargo.com.au for more information. | If you would like to donate to the Bargo Dingo Sanctuary or help with the rebuild, visit dingosanctuarybargo.com.au for more information. |
| It is believed that up to 1.000 beehives have been lost in the Kangaroo Island fires (along with hundreds of livestock). | It is believed that up to 1.000 beehives have been lost in the Kangaroo Island fires (along with hundreds of livestock). |
| One of the bee populations under threat is the Ligurian bee – the last of the genetically untouched population lives on the island. | One of the bee populations under threat is the Ligurian bee – the last of the genetically untouched population lives on the island. |
| You can learn more about the fundraising effort to save this endangered bee, here. | You can learn more about the fundraising effort to save this endangered bee, here. |
| Kylie Jenner has donated US$1m to Australian firefighters and those impacted by the fires – the ABC followed up with some of the recipients, which included Queensland, to help them prepare for future seasons. | Kylie Jenner has donated US$1m to Australian firefighters and those impacted by the fires – the ABC followed up with some of the recipients, which included Queensland, to help them prepare for future seasons. |
| There have been a lot of questions around this, particularly since we keep hearing we will “meet and beat” our Paris target, in the midst of this disaster. | There have been a lot of questions around this, particularly since we keep hearing we will “meet and beat” our Paris target, in the midst of this disaster. |
| Water contamination is still an issue in many of the fire zones and surrounds. | Water contamination is still an issue in many of the fire zones and surrounds. |
| Professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of NSW, Stuart Khan, has written on that today, for the Conversation. | Professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of NSW, Stuart Khan, has written on that today, for the Conversation. |
| For those still wondering what a state of disaster means – it basically gives authorities more compulsion powers. | For those still wondering what a state of disaster means – it basically gives authorities more compulsion powers. |
| If they tell you to go, you have to go. | If they tell you to go, you have to go. |
| may be declared to exist in the whole, or parts, of Victoria | may be declared to exist in the whole, or parts, of Victoria |
| exists immediately upon the making of the declaration and remains in force for one month (unless another declaration is made) | exists immediately upon the making of the declaration and remains in force for one month (unless another declaration is made) |
| can be revoked or varied by the premier at any time. | can be revoked or varied by the premier at any time. |