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Roadblocks to recovery for Black Saturday bushfire survivors |
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Written by Graeme Hammond
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Monday, 30 January 2012 21:08 |
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THEY want to be strong, they want to move on. But almost three years after the catastrophic Black Saturday bushfires, residents of scarred rural communities say bumbling bureaucrats continue to block their road to recovery.
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Fire-hit towns try to shed the past |
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Written by Chip Le Grand
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Monday, 30 January 2012 21:00 |
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As the third anniversary of the Black Saturday fires approaches, the mayor of the worst affected communities says they no longer want to be defined by Australia's worst peace-time disaster.
Murrindindi Mayor John Walsh, whose shire takes in the towns of Kinglake, Marysville and Flowerdale, yesterday told an audience including Julia Gillard that constant reminders of the fires would hinder further recovery.
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Written by FamilyCare
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Monday, 30 January 2012 20:44 |
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LOCAL service agency FamilyCare is expanding their services in Kinglake, with the Bushfire Recovery Team to receive extra services thanks to the addition of another staff member.
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Grief Flares with Bushfire Ads |
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Written by Cheryl Balfour
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Monday, 30 January 2012 20:35 |
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A KINGLAKE West woman says the State Government’s bushfire awareness television and radio commercials are a cruel slap in the face for fire victims.
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Weekend hoons out of control on Nillumbik roads |
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Written by Shaun Campbell
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Monday, 30 January 2012 20:30 |
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POLICE are asking for the public’s help to nab hoons using Nillumbik’s rural roads as racetracks.
Diamond Creek police Sgt Andrew Brick said groups of up to eight P-platers had been spotted overtaking on double lines along the winding roads between Wattle Glen and Warrandyte North to Kinglake in the past few months.
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