Gippsland volunteers and staff still have 11 days to register their interest in the Gippsland Community Engagement Forum, which will be an opportunity to network and share ideas.
On 20 March 2012, around 80 personnel from CFA & DSE across Gippsland conducted a 279 hectare fuel reduction burn at Providence Ponds, Fernbank (30kms west of Bairnsdale)
A large contingent of DSE and CFA resources gathered for the 1030 breifing by DSE's Mark Crouch at the Providence Ponds Reserve 18km East of Stratford, the reserve had been identified for a burn with fuel loads in the severe to extreme range.
Sunday 19th February saw volunteers from Boolarra undertake road side fuel reduction burns delivering much sought after bushfire prevention works for the local community.
The most comprehensive plan to manage bushfire for the next decade in Gippsland has been released today, and will bring whole new level of strategy to bushfire prevention in the region.
